📰 Little Bits: Issue #41 For September 2026
Uncover the evolution of how this blog series started long before I thought of it along with a fresh new supply of shiny bits to explore.
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Do you want us to cut down your forest for a data centre to power our chatbot?
- Yes
- Maybe later
If you’re angry (but not surprised) that the people with zero understanding of consent may be guilty of illegal logging, here’s a list of alternative services to help chop down their bottom line:
#bigtech #nobigtech #GAFAM #deletegafam #proton #tuta #microslop #capitalism #anticapitalism #socialism #surveillance #foss #opensource #noai #digitalsovereignty #techalternatives #fediverse #finland #consent #nature #forest #ecosystem #conservation
Edited 30d ago
CPE Editor · An open source community catalog - Find a platform. Improve the record.
A collaborative catalog of vendors, products, and platform identifiers. Explore CPE records and package URL (PURL) mappings, connect related products, and help improve the data through reviewed proposals.
A new version has been released including graph view, improved UI and interface and many bugs fixed.
#cpe #cve #vulnerabilitymanagement #vulnerability #cybersecurity #opensource
Open Source Conference Luxembourg 2026 #OSCL26 concluded successfully with
500+ registrations
90+ talks/workshops
130+ speakers.
We thank speakers, sponsors and participants and look forward to 2027.
#OpenSourceConference #OpenSource #Conference #Luxembourg #OSCL26 #FOSS
Edited 29d ago
"FreeBSD is only for servers" needs to be permanently retired.
Running FreeBSD 15.1 on the trusty ThinkPad T480, and the desktop experience is outright sublime:
- Idle power draw: hovering at an absurd ~2.0W package power
- Wi-Fi: 802.11ax rock-solid
- Hardware video acceleration: fully working in both Firefox and Chrome
- Webcam and audio: working flawlessly
- Productivity: Xfce 4.20 on X11 flying along on ZFS
- Yes, even Factorio runs like a dream
Between the battery efficiency, sane base system, and native ZFS, this machine feels faster and quieter than it has in years.
2026 really is the year of the BSD desktop.
#FreeBSD #ThinkPad #T480 #Unix #BSD #OpenSource #Xfce #Factorio
