Links April 2026

April 30, 2026| etbe| 0 Comment| 23:09

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Charles Stross wrote an interesting blog post about the apparent desire of super rich people to kill the poor, it seems that the people in power want to make all the conspiracy theories come true [1].

Wouter wrote an insightful blog post about the need for free firmware [2].

Matthew Garrett wrote an interesting blog post about the potential security issues raised by non-free firmware and firmware updates [3]. Which goes well with Wouter’s post.

Interesting article about fake job adverts with a code sample for the applicant to show their skils which depends on hostile libraries that install a RAT [4]. Do we need Qubes for software development nowadays?

Bruce Schneier wrote an insightful and informative article about the two-tiered Internet access scheme in Iran and how it is bad for society [5].

Caleb Hearth gave an interesting talk Don’t Get Distracted about the often ignored unethical uses of software [6].

Techdirt has an insightful article from 2025 Fascism For First Time Founders about why it’s a bad idea for tech companies to support fascism, this aged very well [7].

Dr. Bret C. Devereaux wrote an informative blog post about why fascists always fail at war, and also authoritarians in general [8].

Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders wrote an interesting blog post about the new Japanese political party Team Mirai, we need this sort of party in every country to save democracy [9].

Sam Varghese wrote an insightful article about the current situation in Israel and Iran and the poor performance of Australian journalists in covering the issues [10].

Louis Rossman made a video about the Norwegian Consumer Council’s advertising campaign about Enshittification, he includes an excellent advert that the Norwegians produced [11].

Marga Manterola gave a really good talk at Fosdem 2026 “Free as in Burned Out: Who Really Pays for Open Source?” [12].

[1] https://tinyurl.com/2xqrrxkf
[2] https://tinyurl.com/yvahow2x
[3] https://tinyurl.com/27m7qusr
[4] https://tinyurl.com/2adpd7gf
[5] https://tinyurl.com/2bn627x2
[6] https://calebhearth.com/dont-get-distracted
[7] https://tinyurl.com/2b7m8pwa
[8] https://tinyurl.com/2c9m6v4v
[9] https://tinyurl.com/2ybcjpa5
[10] https://sams-blog.com/?p=5730
[11] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii-D9LaitUw
[12] https://tinyurl.com/26j5a8gj

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