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'Like handing out the blueprint to a bank vault': Why AI led one company to abandon open source https://zdnet.com/article/ai-security-worries-force-company-to-abandon-open-source/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn
Cal left #opensource because #AI has made it, it claims, impossible for the company to reliably secure its code.
You can try Linux 7.0 now on these distros - here's what's new https://zdnet.com/article/try-new-linux-7-0-kernel-on-these-distributions via @ZDNet & @sjvn
Want to kick the tires of the #Linux 7.0 kernel? These distros are ready to run.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116408472500523977","date_published":"2026-04-15T11:25:26+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 11:25","date_timestamp":1776252326,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88238967","content_html":"@analogfusion I did the same job briefly at Goddard Space Flight Center back in the early 80s.
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/sjvn/statuses/116403799955524550","date_published":"2026-04-14T15:37:09+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-14 15:37","date_timestamp":1776181029,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88231710","content_html":"The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know https://zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-and-maintainers-finalize-ai-policy-for-linux-kernel-developers/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn
Going forward, you can use #AI for #Linux kernel development if you obey these rules.
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. Here kitty.
Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword – it's the future https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/13/digital_sovereignty/ via @theregister & @sjvn
Many American companies are feeling the heat, so they're setting up plans to assure the EU that they're still trustworthy. Europeans aren't buying it.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116398293284058159","date_published":"2026-04-13T16:16:44+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 16:16","date_timestamp":1776097004,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88168661","content_html":"@Phosphenes @Kruku Ha! Exactly!
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/sjvn/statuses/116398090715637824","date_published":"2026-04-13T15:25:13+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 15:25","date_timestamp":1776093913,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88168625","content_html":"France is replacing 2.5 million Windows desktops with Linux - and I mapped out its new stack https://zdnet.com/article/france-leaves-windows-for-linux-desktop/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn
Here's what France's new #Linux desktop will look like.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116398087458123717","date_published":"2026-04-13T15:24:23+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 15:24","date_timestamp":1776093863,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88103355","content_html":"\"Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Blockade’ Strait of Hormuz After Peace Talks Fail\"
Excuse me. Wasn't that what we wanted Iran to stop doing? How much proof do we need that Trump is incapable of leading the country before we remove him from office?
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/12/world/iran-war-trump-talks-pakistan
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116392110779654822","date_published":"2026-04-12T14:04:26+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 14:04","date_timestamp":1776002666,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88103065","content_html":"Excuse me. Wasn't that what we wanted Iran to stop doing? How much proof do we need that Trump is incapable of leading the country before we remove him from office?
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/12/world/iran-war-trump-talks-pakistan
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116392093663368119","date_published":"2026-04-12T14:00:05+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 14:00","date_timestamp":1776002405,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88102631","content_html":"Now I've been crying lately
Thinkin' about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating?
Why can't we live in bliss?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QpjR6-Uuks&list=RD_AG7g0eCtcI&index=6
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116392057996354427","date_published":"2026-04-12T13:51:01+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 13:51","date_timestamp":1776001861,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87990796","content_html":"Ladies and gentlemen: The President of the United States.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116381435097155205","date_published":"2026-04-10T16:49:28+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 16:49","date_timestamp":1775839768,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87990478","content_html":"On Earth or in space, Outlook stays the same.
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Project Glasswing and open source software: The good, the bad, and the ugly https://theregister.com/2026/04/10/project_glasswing/ via @theregister & @sjvn
Anthropics Mythos is an automated #AI zero-day code-discovery engine. Sure, finding #opensource security holes is great, but who's going to fix them?
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116381256173163517","date_published":"2026-04-10T16:03:58+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 16:03","date_timestamp":1775837038,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87838273","content_html":"PyTorch Foundation Adds to its Portfolio https://techstrong.ai/features/pytorch-foundation-adds-to-its-portfolio/ by @sjvn
Want to make your #AI programming easier, faster, and safer? #PyTorch's new projects, Helion and Safetensors, may be just what you need.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116369349788542564","date_published":"2026-04-08T13:36:01+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 13:36","date_timestamp":1775655361,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87714291","content_html":"And counting.
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@stufromoz If they were orange, they would be.
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/sjvn/statuses/116358382387550536","date_published":"2026-04-06T15:06:52+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 15:06","date_timestamp":1775488012,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87699334","content_html":"How Flipboard's new Surf app lets you merge social feeds, YouTube, and RSS to escape the algorithm https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-flipboard-surf-merges-social-feeds-youtube-rss/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn
Want a social network that delivers news you can trust with minimal AI slop and without being force-fed from an algorithm? Try riding the Surf.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116358320193195037","date_published":"2026-04-06T14:51:03+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 14:51","date_timestamp":1775487063,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87639113","content_html":"Yours truly chattering on about my career and Linux.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QqQfSdkRkcE
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116351930202343684","date_published":"2026-04-05T11:45:59+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 11:45","date_timestamp":1775389559,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87527369","content_html":"Blaming the insecurity of consumer Wi-Fi routers on foreign manufacturers is a red herring, and it’s not going to help revive US manufacturing. https://www.networkworld.com/article/4153824/why-cant-we-have-nice-routers-anymore.html by @sjvn
Why can’t we have nice routers anymore!
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116340836495818188","date_published":"2026-04-03T12:44:43+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 12:44","date_timestamp":1775220283,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87394299","content_html":"I've tracked Apple for nearly 50 years: How a garage rebel became a multitrillion-dollar empire https://zdnet.com/article/apple-at-50-from-garage-rebel-to-multitrillion-dollar-empire/ via @ZDNet @sjvn
#Apple is turning 50, but it seems oddly reluctant to credit its founders, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
How AI has suddenly become much more useful to open-source developers https://www.zdnet.com/article/maybe-open-source-needs-ai/via @ZDNet & @sjvn
#opensource developers are finding , when used properly, #AI can actually help current and long-neglected programs. However, legal and quality issues loom.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116329817432908601","date_published":"2026-04-01T14:02:25+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 14:02","date_timestamp":1775052145,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87339776","content_html":"I've tracked #Apple for nearly 50 years: How a garage rebel became a multitrillion-dollar empire https://zdnet.com/article/apple-at-50-from-garage-rebel-to-multitrillion-dollar-empire/ via @ZDNet @sjvn
Apple is turning 50, but it seems oddly reluctant to credit its founders, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
@nixCraft <Shrug> This is just front-end garbage, there's nothing of any substance here.
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/sjvn/statuses/116325221025539569","date_published":"2026-03-31T18:33:30+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 18:33","date_timestamp":1774982010,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87328442","content_html":"So, your son or daughter volunteers to defend the country, and Trump wants to arrest you for showing up for their graduation. Alrighty then.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116324604234034306","date_published":"2026-03-31T15:56:38+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 15:56","date_timestamp":1774972598,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87273373","content_html":"@dzu My pleasure!
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/sjvn/statuses/116319801801951780","date_published":"2026-03-30T19:35:19+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 19:35","date_timestamp":1774899319,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87263874","content_html":"Chainguard is racing to fix trust in AI-built software - here's how https://zdnet.com/article/how-chainguard-is-fixing-trust-in-ai-built-software/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn
@chainguard_dev is expanding beyond #opensource security to protect open-core software, #AI agent skills, and GitHub Actions.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116319207924357003","date_published":"2026-03-30T17:04:17+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 17:04","date_timestamp":1774890257,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87263691","content_html":"IBM, Red Hat, and Google just donated a Kubernetes blueprint for LLM inference to the CNCF: https://thenewstack.io/llm-d-cncf-kubernetes-inference/ via @TheNewStack & @sjvn
Want to run your #AI inference engine on the cloud? Check out llm-d, and make your life a lot easier.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116319202578665020","date_published":"2026-03-30T17:02:56+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 17:02","date_timestamp":1774890176,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87263538","content_html":"Open source isn't a tip jar – it's time to charge for access https://theregister.com/2026/03/25/open_source_bill_opinion/ via @theregister & @sjvn
#Opensource was never \"free as in free beer.\" It's \"free as in free speech.\" With companies making billions from open source, it's time we pay people a real wage.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116319196675691898","date_published":"2026-03-30T17:01:26+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 17:01","date_timestamp":1774890086,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87263394","content_html":"Edera spent years calling KVM less secure. Here's why it changed its mind.: https://thenewstack.io/edera-adds-kvm-support/ via @TheNewStack & @sjvn
More and more companies have turned from Xen to KVM for their virtual machines, and Edera is meeting them there.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116319187810813920","date_published":"2026-03-30T16:59:10+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 16:59","date_timestamp":1774889950,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87206637","content_html":"@joshbressers @bagder @gregkh @hanno I know only a handful of people who are good at spotting vulnerabilities, anything that can help the rest of us is a win in my book.
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","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/sjvn/statuses/116252322463482591","date_published":"2026-03-18T21:34:26+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-18 21:34","date_timestamp":1773869666,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86479630","content_html":"@aho it was back in the... 80s? 90s? Ir was a EU company.
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","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/sjvn/statuses/116223589921684890","date_published":"2026-03-13T19:47:22+00:00","author":{"name":"sjvn","url":"https://mastodon.social/@sjvn","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F212%2F695%2F704%2F203%2F107%2Foriginal%2F73cb875aa9aff2fa.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"sjvn@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 19:47","date_timestamp":1773431242,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86133039","content_html":"@dneary I know almost nothing about Sindarov, but I've at least heard of the others. I agree with your rankings. I expect whoever it is to beat Gukesh; he's not been playing at all well lately.
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