Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’
🤏 Making my tiny e-reader practical: a guide to the Xteink X4
The tools and configs I use with my Xteink X4.
Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution
The typical computer user owns lots of software that he bought years ago and no longer uses today. He may have upgraded his computer or changed brands, and then the program wouldn't work any longer. The software might have become obsolete. The program may simply not do what he needs. He may have bought two or more computers, and doesn't want to pay for a second copy of the software. Whatever the reason, the software that he paid for years ago isn't up to the task today. Does that really need to happen?
EU Digital Wallet
Since there's a lot of discussion about age verification on various platforms -- like Ubuntu's Canonical^1 I just wanted to highlight one that is the least lame and the most privacy-preserving in exis
Ryan Singer on Twitter / X
A friend of mine needs software that is too high-stakes to vibe-code. I ended up giving him a primer on how to make progress on his idea before he hires a developer.Most of my friends on X are software devs, but I'm sharing this for anyone who's not. https://t.co/V1y2WagDnv— Ryan Singer (@rjs) September 25, 2026
SHU-red/xExtension-EinkPush
Generate EPUB files from RSS feeds and push to eink-readers like xteink X4 or pull EPUB
7SEES on Twitter / X
If you have WhatsApp, Signal, if you've ever opened a PDF on your device, if you run iOS, Android, and even an OS like Graphene, your chances of having this software on your phone is more than zero.Even Graphene pretends to be uncrackable, but clever marketing is used to cover… https://t.co/gaVzq4tAZm— 7SEES (@7SEES_) February 11, 2026
A pocket full of personal software - Bailey's Retrospective
A year-ish spent building software I want, the way I want with *in a low voice* llms
Gadgets · Build in Public
Little computers you can flash with your own firmware — see what the #buildinpublic community is hacking on.
What happened to custom ROMs?
This Viral ‘Purse Kindle’ Is Tiny, Adorable, and a Lot of Work
The Xteink e-readers are compact and portable, but, with a steep learning curve, they’re not for everyone.
Needed more proof the age of personal software is here? I got this Xteink X4 pocket e-reader. I flashed it with open source firmware. Then vibecoded a backend running on @val.town that pulls `toread` tagged articles from @kipclip.com and converts them to epub ...
Apr 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
