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I interviewed him for an hour and have no idea what he was saying

Welcome to 2026!! Here's to feeling good all the time!

32 years ago today "The Stall" aired. Elaine dates a mimbo, Jerry dates a 1-900 woman who can't spare a square, the K-Man yodels and George makes some sandwiches. Friend of the show Dan Cortese delivered big time in this all-time episode.

Thank you, Software Freedom Conservancy, for being a Network Sponsor of SCaLE 23x! Your mission to defend FOSS rights aligns perfectly with our community values. Join us in Pasadena, March 5-8, 2026! 🙌 Visit: sfconservancy.org #SCaLE23x #Linux

AstriCon is a co-event at SCaLE 23x. We're excited to have them join us in Pasadena. Learn more: astricon.net

Catch Doug Comer Keynote on 'Software Distribution Now And Then: Why And How The Internet Changed Everything' at SCaLE 23x. socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/pres…

I've been doing open source since I was a teenager (over 20yrs). And for the first time ever, I'm considering closing external PRs to my OSS projects completely. This will throw the baby out with the bathwater and I hate that, but we close auto-opened slop PRs every single day.

Don’t miss your chance to stay right next to SCaLE 23x. Our Hotel Dena block is open for a little longer. Reserve your room today. Secure your room: marriott.com/event-reservat…

We currently offer over 28 vintage systems for free remote guest access featuring historic operating systems, programming languages and games. BOOTSTRAP members may request personal accounts on these machines. Thank you for supporting our efforts at icm.museum

NixOS has at most 18 months left. You won't need declarative operating systems anymore because vibe-coding tools will create a custom OS specific to your HRT needs.

Check out PlanetNix, one of the co-events happening during SCaLE 23x. More info here: planetnix.com

Photos from around SCaLE 23x.

The pictures from the event are posted! Grab one of the pictures, share a post about your experience, and tag us! What was your favorite moment? What did you miss or not have time for? Will you join us next year (and you just can't wait :))? 🐧💙🎉 flickr.com/photos/8659143…

Ghostty is leaving GitHub. I'm GitHub user 1299, joined Feb 2008. I've visited GitHub almost every single day for over 18 years. It's never been a question for me where I'd put my projects: always GitHub. I'm super sad to say this, but its time to go. mitchellh.com/writing/ghostt…

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