Let’s go for my web review for the week 2026-46.From Linux to Wikipedia: How Volunteers Build the InternetTags: tech, foss, commons, communityNice paper about how commons are built. Peer-production is really a powerful way to organise.https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/from-linux-to-wikipedia-how-volunteers-build-the-internet/Internet Cul-de-sac - a dead end worth visitingTags: tech, web, indie, cultureNeat place to discover plenty of other fascinating or quirky websites.https://culdesac.site/Blender 5.3Tags: tech, 3d, blender, fossThis is again a very strong release from Blender. Lots of neat features. Kudos to them!https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-3/The Myth of Neutral CodeTags: tech, foss, politics, historyA reminder of where Free Software comes from. It’s never been apolitical mind you, claiming the contrary is misreading history.https://foss.life/notes/2026/the-myth-of-neutral-code/Weird licenses and the new open sourceTags: tech, foss, licensing, politicsMore new licenses are surfacing. It looks like the Free Software licenses ran their course but are not enough anymore.https://dustri.org/b/weird-licenses-and-the-new-open-source.htmlAny Sane Person in Computers Right Now: “Are We the Baddies?”Tags: tech, politics, historyOr the importance of community and studying other fields. The political landscape around tech has led to a turbocharged dystopia but there are other ways. Any bubble of humanism in the margins is precious and has to be kept. It’ll be needed someday.https://theinternet.review/2026/02/17/are-we-the-baddies/Exploit MachinaTags: tech, innovation, politics, lawInteresting essay. It’s very much attuned to the US context but it’s a timely exploration of the current handling of innovation in our societies. Interestingly we’ve forgot that innovation and progress don’t necessarily go hand in hand. This isn’t without bad consequences.https://www.andreamm.com/_files/ugd/26d278_b60b4140feb34bf2bfb6ab7405a27e99.pdfHow I accidentally became a millionaireTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, google, search, fake-newsIt’s a good illustration of how information channels became very fragile. LLMs based systems reaching for openly available information on the web are very susceptible to being manipulated.https://lyra.horse/blog/2026/11/disinformation-machine/Why I will not be using LLMs in my codingTags: tech, programming, ai, machine-learning, copilotAnother good balanced post on the reasons to resist using LLMs for development.https://www.polso.info/why-i-will-not-be-using-llms-codingPointer Provenance in Rust vs C++Tags: tech, compiler, memory, rustA good introduction on how and why compilers track pointers and memory locations. Also shows what can be used with Rust to handle provenance.https://sofiabelen.github.io/projects/pointer-provenance-in-rust-vs-cpp/The port that does not existTags: tech, networkingThis is wild! The amount of stuff which happens to listen on port 0 is surprising.https://acid.vegas/blog/the-port-that-does-not-exist/Are Emojis Allowed in XMPP Addresses?Tags: tech, xmpp, standard, unicode, emojiA deep dive in this funny question. This is a nice tour of a few RFCs around XMPP.https://op-co.de/blog/posts/emoji_xmpp_address/IcebergerTags: tech, physics, funnyCool little simulation. Wondering how an iceberg might float? Draw your own.https://joshdata.me/iceberger.htmlI made a film in ExcelTags: tech, spreadsheets, animation, funnyOK, this is definitely quirky and funny. It shows that any medium can be used if you’re motivated enough to create art. :-)https://vimeo.com/1241981102What Actually Happens When You Die?Tags: science, biology, deathIf you ever wonder about what will happen in your body in the end. This gives a good idea of the process and it’s longer than what we usually have in mind.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEjvSbI_PT4Bye for now!