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PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 devs battling "AI slop code pull requests"
13 May 2026 at 2:34 pm UTC Likes: 2
Remember that the xz-attack was build on a directed harassment campaign to get rid of the existing maintainer.
13 May 2026 at 2:34 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: Purple Library GuyFor people who want to question this.Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneThat idea exists for decades and all times it was tried ended up in banning potential serious developers. I mean, just give a look how Reddit moderators do their job. We all heard about the horror stories of people getting banned for non harmful content if it just contains a minimum amount of critics to a topic. If I can ban you in the network, you are banned everywhere, not just on my project, even if I did not ban you for AI usage, I just need to tell you used AI.That's fine and all, but the horrors of moderation even before AI tended to pale in comparison to the horrors of no moderation.
Not even speaking about situations like Github writing "co-authored by Copilot" on non LLM PRs.
The mind behind this idea is great and I would support it, but the real world situation just shows that it harms more than it actually helps. The FOSS-community needs to think about a better solution.
Remember that the xz-attack was build on a directed harassment campaign to get rid of the existing maintainer.
Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop
13 May 2026 at 2:13 pm UTC Likes: 2
I can even point to the political effects the movement started having around the 3.5% mark.
The EU utilizing it to evade American power, major influencers talking about it and special open source provisions in the DSA and DMA.
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It's also scary, since I want to design complex tools and not be thrown under the bus next revolution.
13 May 2026 at 2:13 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneOkay, that's a very convincing point.Quoting: LoudTechieI don't know whether a rule of thumb from political science is that useful for market observation.Because it is actually also a political movement. The way complex tools are designed (that also counts for software) is always highly political, because it defines what people can or cannot do with it and how much they have to rely on this specific tool. Now many people decide to change the political paradigms in favor of more freedom, even if it also means not to be able to play everything. That is an actual political decision, if people do it in knowledge of it or not.
That would not apply between two companies (like Microsoft/Apple) where the tools are political pretty similar designed.
I can even point to the political effects the movement started having around the 3.5% mark.
The EU utilizing it to evade American power, major influencers talking about it and special open source provisions in the DSA and DMA.
Edit:
It's also scary, since I want to design complex tools and not be thrown under the bus next revolution.
Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop
13 May 2026 at 12:27 pm UTC Likes: 1
Also 5% is still relevant according to this rule according to Lichbach as stated in your wikipedia article.
It's where the Free-rider effect counters potential counter movements.
13 May 2026 at 12:27 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneFor some people year of Linux desktop is when it reaches 5%, for others 10% or 20% or when Windows has less market share. But all these numbers do not care. The science call a movement to become successfully, when they have around 3% (3.5% to be exact [External Link]), which we reached last year. And everything proves it. It became a public topic, more and more companies recognize Linux (as Discord) and jump on the hype train to benefit from it. Sorry to say, but the joke is over and everyone still not seeing it is just showing a random opinion without any facts why 10% or 20% is so special other than "is a great number to talk about".I don't know whether a rule of thumb from political science is that useful for market observation.
It is kinda funny to see Discord jumping on the hype train, because the philosophy of Linux is everything against what Discord stands for. Privacy, Freedom, Free Knowledge - everything hurt very hard by Discord. I hope they earn the Big Brother Award 2026 to get a standpoint back from the Linux community.
Also 5% is still relevant according to this rule according to Lichbach as stated in your wikipedia article.
It's where the Free-rider effect counters potential counter movements.
Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads
13 May 2026 at 10:17 am UTC Likes: 2
It could simply be a way of blaming in an innocent bystander.
The target does say something, because it shows who you want to hurt.
13 May 2026 at 10:17 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: jordicomaThe exception says less than the target.Quoting: LoudTechieThis sounds like real hacktivism.It's political for sure. As it says in te FAQ https://rentry.org/cemu-security-psa [External Link] "If your locale is Russian then the malware does nothing." and "your location is Israel (it does this via locale and timezone checks) then it has a 1:6 chance that it will play a loud siren sound and run rm -rf /".
Not the kind of fake hacktivism APTs sometimes pretend, but really someone who is trying to make a political statement by hacking.
Clearly unfinished and unprofessional
Explained: rm -rf / really?
It'sfor driveLetter in {1}[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEVGHIJPLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ]; do dd if=/sd$driveLetter of=/dev/null bs=1M status=progress; done
A siren really?
It's a well designed picture depicting some hacker group or a political manifesto.
Clear political aim.
Cheaping out(no server or payment infrastructure in use)
Self defeating focus(appimages and root compilations are more often in user space and wiping root isn't something non-privileged users can do. A good appimage design would at least do rm -rf ~ achieves still data destruction without needing privileged calls)
Aimed at individuals not organizations.(amd64 linux WII U emulators are more popular for consumers)
Meme reliant(rm -rf / is a memed destructive command the more thorough solutions aren't)
Also python packages shouldn't be run with access to git tokens, but that would require sensible defaults on this scale, which we're lacking.
We're once again dealing with non-reproducible build exploitation aimed at the self-compiling instead of the downloading group.
So I'ts a Russian o pro-Russian and goes anti Israel.
It could simply be a way of blaming in an innocent bystander.
The target does say something, because it shows who you want to hurt.
Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads
13 May 2026 at 10:16 am UTC
13 May 2026 at 10:16 am UTC
I followed the links:
really this's a TeamPCP attack.
I thought they would be more professional from the scare I heard.
really this's a TeamPCP attack.
I thought they would be more professional from the scare I heard.
Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads
13 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC Likes: 2
13 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC Likes: 2
This sounds like real hacktivism.
Not the kind of fake hacktivism APTs sometimes pretend, but really someone who is trying to make a political statement by hacking.
Clearly unfinished and unprofessional
Explained: rm -rf / really?
It's
A siren really?
It's a well designed picture depicting some hacker group or a political manifesto.
Clear political aim.
Cheaping out(no server or payment infrastructure in use)
Self defeating focus(appimages and root compilations are more often in user space and wiping root isn't something non-privileged users can do. A good appimage design would at least do rm -rf ~ achieves still data destruction without needing privileged calls)
Aimed at individuals not organizations.(amd64 linux WII U emulators are more popular for consumers)
Meme reliant(rm -rf / is a memed destructive command the more thorough solutions aren't)
Also python packages shouldn't be run with access to git tokens, but that would require sensible defaults on this scale, which we're lacking.
We're once again dealing with non-reproducible build exploitation aimed at the self-compiling instead of the downloading group.
Not the kind of fake hacktivism APTs sometimes pretend, but really someone who is trying to make a political statement by hacking.
Clearly unfinished and unprofessional
Explained: rm -rf / really?
It's
for driveLetter in {1}[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEVGHIJPLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ]; do dd if=/sd$driveLetter of=/dev/null bs=1M status=progress; doneA siren really?
It's a well designed picture depicting some hacker group or a political manifesto.
Clear political aim.
Cheaping out(no server or payment infrastructure in use)
Self defeating focus(appimages and root compilations are more often in user space and wiping root isn't something non-privileged users can do. A good appimage design would at least do rm -rf ~ achieves still data destruction without needing privileged calls)
Aimed at individuals not organizations.(amd64 linux WII U emulators are more popular for consumers)
Meme reliant(rm -rf / is a memed destructive command the more thorough solutions aren't)
Also python packages shouldn't be run with access to git tokens, but that would require sensible defaults on this scale, which we're lacking.
We're once again dealing with non-reproducible build exploitation aimed at the self-compiling instead of the downloading group.
Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open
11 May 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC Likes: 1
Australia requires approved reasons for firing, Brazil does too, South-Korea does, the entire EU and its candidate states do, Japan does, the DRC does, Mexico does, Russia does and China does(for non-slave or minority workers).
11 May 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: tohurThe only places I was able to find that don't have an approved cause requirement are the USA and Canada.Quoting: LoudTechieI don't know where you live but in most places your boss CAN fire you anytime they pleaseQuoting: CaldathrasOkay, my boss can't fire me any moment he likes and I still fear his power(since firing someone after their introduction period, without a government whitelisted reason and proof is illegal).Quoting: LoudTechieYour boss can't fire you any moment he likes, yet you still fear his power.Actually, here in Canada, your boss CAN fire you any moment he likes. I know as I used to be a business owner and employer. There is a whole list of government-proscribed reasons why you cannot be fired (race, gender, theft without proof, layoff if he rehires, etc.) but your boss can still fire you without providing any reason at all.
The same is true for politicians.
Where politicians are concerned, unless they commit a crime, they are safe until the next election which gives them a safety net that relies on the voter's notoriously short memory. The party system doesn't help, because voters sometimes overlook individual foibles in favor of their preferred political party. So politicians have a lot less to fear from their "employers" (the voters).
Myself, where politicians are concerned, I don't have a short memory.
That's crazy.
Australia requires approved reasons for firing, Brazil does too, South-Korea does, the entire EU and its candidate states do, Japan does, the DRC does, Mexico does, Russia does and China does(for non-slave or minority workers).
Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open
11 May 2026 at 2:45 pm UTC
11 May 2026 at 2:45 pm UTC
Quoting: LoudTechieWarning sovereign pride:Quoting: tohurI'm uncomfortable revealing on a public forum my exact nation, but I will point out that according to Article 30 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European union every worker has the right to protection against unjustified dismissal.Quoting: LoudTechieI don't know where you live but in most places your boss CAN fire you anytime they pleaseQuoting: CaldathrasOkay, my boss can't fire me any moment he likes and I still fear his power(since firing someone after their introduction period, without a government whitelisted reason and proof is illegal).Quoting: LoudTechieYour boss can't fire you any moment he likes, yet you still fear his power.Actually, here in Canada, your boss CAN fire you any moment he likes. I know as I used to be a business owner and employer. There is a whole list of government-proscribed reasons why you cannot be fired (race, gender, theft without proof, layoff if he rehires, etc.) but your boss can still fire you without providing any reason at all.
The same is true for politicians.
Where politicians are concerned, unless they commit a crime, they are safe until the next election which gives them a safety net that relies on the voter's notoriously short memory. The party system doesn't help, because voters sometimes overlook individual foibles in favor of their preferred political party. So politicians have a lot less to fear from their "employers" (the voters).
Myself, where politicians are concerned, I don't have a short memory.
That's crazy.
This is enforced through a mix of collective bargaining agreements, national law, local rules, subsidized rights groups and EU law.
Edit:
Clarification The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Is kind of an upgraded version of the Universal Declaration of Human rights signed by all EU nations.
Its highest court is the ECJ.
Signing and adhering to it's a minimum requirement for EU membership.
This's not some Nordic or rich nation luxury in the EU a poor Romanian or Italian has those rights too.
Even most EU Candidates follow these rules.
The exact implementation differs, due to the EU principle of subsidiary, but it's not something you can just take from an EU citizen.
Currently even the United Kingdom, which left the EU to weaken worker protections abides by this principle.
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The nations European union will not bow to capital like the USA.
They don't need to squirrel to please foreign powers like Mayanmar.
Nor do those nations bend the knee to violence like Sudan.
Neither do our proud nations follow a single strongman like El Salvador.
Nor does the Union bow to feudalistic nobles like China.
Their allegiance is to their people and to justice.
If capital is used to the betterment of these.
The Union's members welcomes it with open arms, as their WTO track record will show.
If foreign influence shows itself worthy by bringing those further.
These nations aren't too proud to let it in as their diplomatic record will show.
Those who wield violence will find a warm bed in the EU when they protect those things.
As our soldiers will tell you.
Yes, they'll even gladly grant unparalleled power to any strongman willing to improve these things.
As the EU-prosecutor can personally attest to.
The Merits of feudalism and federation aren't lost to the EU memberstates.
As their unwavering commitment to the principle of subsidiary shows in each of their actions.
They just do this together, because together we are strong, divided we fall.
They don't need to squirrel to please foreign powers like Mayanmar.
Nor do those nations bend the knee to violence like Sudan.
Neither do our proud nations follow a single strongman like El Salvador.
Nor does the Union bow to feudalistic nobles like China.
Their allegiance is to their people and to justice.
If capital is used to the betterment of these.
The Union's members welcomes it with open arms, as their WTO track record will show.
If foreign influence shows itself worthy by bringing those further.
These nations aren't too proud to let it in as their diplomatic record will show.
Those who wield violence will find a warm bed in the EU when they protect those things.
As our soldiers will tell you.
Yes, they'll even gladly grant unparalleled power to any strongman willing to improve these things.
As the EU-prosecutor can personally attest to.
The Merits of feudalism and federation aren't lost to the EU memberstates.
As their unwavering commitment to the principle of subsidiary shows in each of their actions.
They just do this together, because together we are strong, divided we fall.
Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open
11 May 2026 at 1:07 pm UTC Likes: 2
This is enforced through a mix of collective bargaining agreements, national law, local rules, subsidized rights groups and EU law.
Edit:
Clarification The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Is kind of an upgraded version of the Universal Declaration of Human rights signed by all EU nations.
Its highest court is the ECJ.
Signing and adhering to it's a minimum requirement for EU membership.
This's not some Nordic or rich nation luxury in the EU a poor Romanian or Italian has those rights too.
Even most EU Candidates follow these rules.
The exact implementation differs, due to the EU principle of subsidiary, but it's not something you can just take from an EU citizen.
Currently even the United Kingdom, which left the EU to weaken worker protections abides by this principle.
11 May 2026 at 1:07 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: tohurI'm uncomfortable revealing on a public forum my exact nation, but I will point out that according to Article 30 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European union every worker has the right to protection against unjustified dismissal.Quoting: LoudTechieI don't know where you live but in most places your boss CAN fire you anytime they pleaseQuoting: CaldathrasOkay, my boss can't fire me any moment he likes and I still fear his power(since firing someone after their introduction period, without a government whitelisted reason and proof is illegal).Quoting: LoudTechieYour boss can't fire you any moment he likes, yet you still fear his power.Actually, here in Canada, your boss CAN fire you any moment he likes. I know as I used to be a business owner and employer. There is a whole list of government-proscribed reasons why you cannot be fired (race, gender, theft without proof, layoff if he rehires, etc.) but your boss can still fire you without providing any reason at all.
The same is true for politicians.
Where politicians are concerned, unless they commit a crime, they are safe until the next election which gives them a safety net that relies on the voter's notoriously short memory. The party system doesn't help, because voters sometimes overlook individual foibles in favor of their preferred political party. So politicians have a lot less to fear from their "employers" (the voters).
Myself, where politicians are concerned, I don't have a short memory.
That's crazy.
This is enforced through a mix of collective bargaining agreements, national law, local rules, subsidized rights groups and EU law.
Edit:
Clarification The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Is kind of an upgraded version of the Universal Declaration of Human rights signed by all EU nations.
Its highest court is the ECJ.
Signing and adhering to it's a minimum requirement for EU membership.
This's not some Nordic or rich nation luxury in the EU a poor Romanian or Italian has those rights too.
Even most EU Candidates follow these rules.
The exact implementation differs, due to the EU principle of subsidiary, but it's not something you can just take from an EU citizen.
Currently even the United Kingdom, which left the EU to weaken worker protections abides by this principle.
Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open
11 May 2026 at 10:18 am UTC
That's crazy.
11 May 2026 at 10:18 am UTC
Quoting: CaldathrasOkay, my boss can't fire me any moment he likes and I still fear his power(since firing someone after their introduction period, without a government whitelisted reason and proof is illegal).Quoting: LoudTechieYour boss can't fire you any moment he likes, yet you still fear his power.Actually, here in Canada, your boss CAN fire you any moment he likes. I know as I used to be a business owner and employer. There is a whole list of government-proscribed reasons why you cannot be fired (race, gender, theft without proof, layoff if he rehires, etc.) but your boss can still fire you without providing any reason at all.
The same is true for politicians.
Where politicians are concerned, unless they commit a crime, they are safe until the next election which gives them a safety net that relies on the voter's notoriously short memory. The party system doesn't help, because voters sometimes overlook individual foibles in favor of their preferred political party. So politicians have a lot less to fear from their "employers" (the voters).
Myself, where politicians are concerned, I don't have a short memory.
That's crazy.