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Stories by CrankyBear

FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs (thenewstack.io)
HN 1175 pts 886 comments by CrankyBear Nov 11, 2025 thread
Another European agency shifts off US Tech as digital sovereignty gains steam (zdnet.com)
HN 248 pts 163 comments by CrankyBear Oct 31, 2025 thread
When AI 'builds a browser,' check the repo before believing the hype (theregister.com)
HN 243 pts 141 comments by CrankyBear Jan 26, 2026 AI / Machine LearningWeb Development thread
AI web crawlers are destroying websites in their never-ending content hunger (theregister.com)
HN 213 pts 143 comments by CrankyBear Sep 2, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
The Signal clone the Trump admin uses was hacked (404media.co)
HN 193 pts 19 comments by CrankyBear May 4, 2025 thread
Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility (zdnet.com)
HN 191 pts 129 comments by CrankyBear Mar 26, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Google gets away almost scot-free in US search antitrust case (computerworld.com)
HN 185 pts 116 comments by CrankyBear Sep 8, 2025 thread
Linux 6.16: faster file systems, improved confidential memory, more Rust support (zdnet.com)
HN 162 pts 50 comments by CrankyBear Jul 29, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Foreign tech workers are avoiding travel to the US (computerworld.com)
HN 99 pts 75 comments by CrankyBear Dec 30, 2025 thread
Microsoft tops $4T in valuation: Great news for MSFT, not so great for workers (computerworld.com)
HN 96 pts 85 comments by CrankyBear Aug 4, 2025 thread
Debian 13 arrives with major updates for Linux users – what's new in 'Trixie' (zdnet.com)
HN 91 pts 116 comments by CrankyBear Aug 11, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email (zdnet.com)
HN 79 pts 25 comments by CrankyBear Oct 13, 2025 Programming (General) thread
Hacker slips malicious 'wiping' command into Amazon's Q AI coding assistant (zdnet.com)
HN 75 pts 12 comments by CrankyBear Jul 24, 2025 AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General) thread
Linux drops support for 486 and early Pentium CPUs: 20 years after Microsoft (zdnet.com)
HN 51 pts 22 comments by CrankyBear May 8, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Greg Kroah-Hartman explains the Cyber Resilience Act for open source developers (theregister.com)
HN 46 pts 28 comments by CrankyBear Oct 2, 2025 Programming (General) thread
Cloud outage knocks out internet services across the globe (zdnet.com)
HN 39 pts 5 comments by CrankyBear Jun 12, 2025 thread
Debian Mandates Rust for Apt, Reshaping Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros (thenewstack.io)
HN 35 pts 2 comments by CrankyBear Nov 11, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code (zdnet.com)
HN 31 pts 6 comments by CrankyBear Feb 27, 2026 Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Security / Privacy thread
Austria military ditches Microsoft for open-source LibreOffice – here's why (zdnet.com)
HN 30 pts 8 comments by CrankyBear Sep 25, 2025 Programming (General) thread
Another open source project dies of neglect, leaving thousands scrambling (theregister.com)
HN 29 pts 2 comments by CrankyBear Dec 2, 2025 Programming (General) thread
I use Samsung's Wi-Fi menu to seriously improve my connectivity (zdnet.com)
HN 27 pts 4 comments by CrankyBear Dec 31, 2025 thread
Europe's plan to ditch US tech is built on open source and it's gaining steam (zdnet.com)
HN 24 pts 0 comments by CrankyBear Oct 20, 2025 Programming (General) thread
If you're forced to use Windows 11 (theregister.com)
HN 24 pts 5 comments by CrankyBear Jul 21, 2025 thread
Ubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" Takes Flight (techstrong.it)
HN 24 pts 27 comments by CrankyBear Apr 21, 2025 thread
The World Runs 20B Instances of Curl. Where's the Support? (thenewstack.io)
HN 23 pts 13 comments by CrankyBear Aug 27, 2025 thread
Signal to Windows Recall: Drop Dead (computerworld.com)
HN 21 pts 6 comments by CrankyBear May 27, 2025 thread
Why Denmark Is Dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux (zdnet.com)
HN 20 pts 1 comments by CrankyBear Jun 11, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Android is now scanning your photos for 'sensitive content'-how to stop it (zdnet.com)
HN 18 pts 0 comments by CrankyBear Feb 25, 2025 thread
Doge wants to modernize Social Security's tech: what could possibly go wrong? (computerworld.com)
HN 16 pts 10 comments by CrankyBear Apr 4, 2025 Security / Privacy thread
Akamai becomes the official distributor of the Linux kernel (opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com)
HN 15 pts 1 comments by CrankyBear Mar 27, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread