https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/27/cursor-lies-about-vibe-coding-a-web-browser-with-ai/

I've had to register my digital id with .gov.uk due to my volunteer work. Why have have .gov.uk mandated that Google be part of this private relationship? Background: I use an Android Smartphone with GrapheneOS without Google Play Services etc.

Apart from politicians maybe?

Following the collapse of the Berlin Wall many were championing the USA as a new global police force.  Bush and Clinton frequently talked of a "new world order" in which the US would lead and police an era of rules‑based international order.  ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

the asbestos in our networks....

"Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time." How do we make ourselves resilient to this? My first thought is mesh networks, maybe but know little about what they are capable of. Like how would the mesh connect to the internet, more generally, if the ISPs and mobile providers have been shut down? Even Starlink has gone for them, which shocked me! It just seems that when push comes to shove decentralization and cryptography hasn't worked for the Iranian people. Because the Govt. says 'No!'. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/10/irans-internet-shutdown-is-strikingly-sophisticated-and-may-last-some-time