WriteFreely v0.17.3 is out now with some critical security patches.

We recommend ALL admins update their instances as soon as possible!

https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.17.3

#WriteFreely #releases #security

@joshmillard the garden of fucked-up paths

I think Pylova (a soft-fork of Piefed) is at the forefront of moderation tools in the threadiverse.

I think their recent addition of shareable user-subscribable block-lists is a good direction to go. I think this can be expanded to instance-level subscribable block-lists. There could be a variety of lists (CSAM, scrappers, scammers, agentics, etc.) and each instance chooses what list(s) to subscribe to or build their own for others to subscribe and contribute to. The lists would be easily fork-able so that any instance can take control of their own moderation, if they disagreed with an addition/subtraction to a list.

For some lists (like scrappers), I think automatic addition could be set up to quickly “inoculate” the rest of the threadiverse against them. Perhaps one approach could be any IP that clicks on a non-user clickable link or gets stuck(?) in Anubis could be added.

I think subscribable block-lists for instance admins could be a great way to protect the threadiverse (perhaps expanded to the fediverse as a whole or just any website in general) against any problematic actors quickly and at the first encounter (alternatively: after (x) # or % of instance admins add them to a list).

Apparently some of these lists may already exist in some form (@Christopher@lemmy.grey.fail: “I was able to implement community maintained blocklists."). So, my thought would be to make sure these lists are a standard format (if they aren’t already) that instances can auto retrieve and contribute to.

Anyone: let me know if you have any thoughts or see any issues with the idea (constructive criticism only, please).

@LeslieBurns This was a really good read. Made me think. Thank you!

@tiff@bunny.blue A Deepness in the Sky and A Fire upon the Deep. Shame he never wrote a third 😉

Our latest newsletter is now up—learn about our plans to build a center for community ownership at CU Boulder, thanks to a $1 million investment from the Colorado Health Foundation. https://newsletter.medlab.host/archive/november-2026-3905

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Saw a post saying some shitty Christian lemmy instance was spamming bullshit on one of their latest posts, I said something along the lines of “probably Russians”. Come to find out my comment was removed and I was banned… then to find out they effectively have a CCP agent running town… lol.

I’ve seen people mention they were a garbage instance, now I know why! They said I broke rule 1 … this might just be the app I’m using but they don’t even have any fucking rules to look at lmao.

Glad they did the work for me and made it easy to avoid them.

Reality tv made me think about loneliness...

https://www.burnsautoparts.com/2026/11/10/loneliness/

This is your monthly reminder to try out Kate from the KDE folks.

It's wonderful! Cross platform, fast, and thoughtfully designed.

You can also use a (mostly) Vi Mode for the most common shortcuts, if you're like me and wired that way.

DISCLOSURE: KDE did not pay me financially to write this, but they did give us an awesome editor for free.

https://kate-editor.org/

@tantramar Nothing changed. Maybe it’s a temporary issue on iCloud.

OH

he's a unicorn that TF'd himself into an anthropomorphic unicorn

Been saying this for a while, but will repeat it for emphasis: “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.

The Internet never disappoints when it comes to this kind of things.

#nvidia

"curl took a bold move by deciding to publish low and medium vulnerabilities findings publicly as issues for full transparency and we encourage other open source maintainers to follow their lead."

🪅

https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/anthropic-glasswing-november-update

@davidgerard you know he's a tech bro because he picked the bad guys to name his stuff after too

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RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3mzyfi6sh6x2o

It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.

I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.

I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.

And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.