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Francesco Pira
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Human. Problem solver. I shape my own tools. Working as XR Tech Lead. Opinions (and typos) are mine. he/him
#Windows 11 latest update bump versions to 26100.7840 and finally all missing spots in dark mode. No more light backgrounds!
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
New OPNsense update released, update and stay safe

Hi there,

This is a smallish update with a number of fixes and another round of Python
CVEs addressed.  New images based on this stable version are planned for next
week.

At the moment work focuses …
OPNsense 26.1.2 released
OPNsense 26.1.2 released
forum.opnsense.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
New OPNsense update released, update and stay safe

This business release is based on the OPNsense 25.7.10 community version
with additional reliability improvements, but without revamped Unbound
blocklists for the time being.

Here are the full patch …
OPNsense 25.10.2 business edition released
OPNsense 25.10.2 business edition released
forum.opnsense.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
If you wonder what #Claude #Opus 4.6 is capable doing, here's a dependency-free C compiler in Rust, with backends targeting x86 (64- and 32-bit), ARM, and RISC-V, capable of compiling a booting a full Linux kernel

github.com/anthropics/c...
GitHub - anthropics/claudes-c-compiler: Claude Opus 4.6 wrote a dependency-free C compiler in Rust, with backends targeting x86 (64- and 32-bit), ARM, and RISC-V, capable of compiling a booting Linux kernel.
Claude Opus 4.6 wrote a dependency-free C compiler in Rust, with backends targeting x86 (64- and 32-bit), ARM, and RISC-V, capable of compiling a booting Linux kernel. - anthropics/claudes-c-compiler
github.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
OpenClaw Partners with VirusTotal for Skill Security

openclaw.ai/blog/virusto...
OpenClaw Partners with VirusTotal for Skill Security — OpenClaw Blog
ClawHub skills are now scanned by VirusTotal's threat intelligence platform—bringing industry-leading security to the AI agent ecosystem.
openclaw.ai
February 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Qwen3-Next-Coder is now available on Ollama with version 0.15.5. This model supports a context window of 256K tokens and was trained specifically for agentic coding — tool use, long tasks, and recovering from errors.
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Agentation
The visual feedback tool for agents.
agentation.dev
February 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Reposted by Francesco Pira
Just shipped: Building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers from scratch:
→ Docker container mgmt server
→ Personal knowledge base with semantic search
→ Smart day planner with API orchestration

These examples show you how to build your own.
bit.ly/4bCmKBE

#MCP #AI #Python #DevTools #LLM
Building Your First MCP Server: A Practical Tutorial with 3 Real-World Python Examples
What if you could give Claude or any AI assistant the ability to check your Docker containers, search through your personal notes, or plan your day based on real-time weather data—all through natural ...
christianmendieta.ca
February 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"We accidentally deleted programming ", about writing code in the AI era.
@nerdy.dev on Bluesky
ep 230 of @whiskey.fm "We accidentally deleted programming" https://nerdy.dev/www-ep230-we-accidentally-deleted-programming
bsky.app
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
OpenAI released Codex desktop app for macOS

Post originale: mastodon.social/@AtomLeap_ai...
February 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Opus 4.6 uncovers 500 zero-day flaws in open-source code with little to no prompting

www.axios.com/2026/02/05/a...
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 uncovers 500 zero-day flaws in open-source code
The AI company sees the model's advancements as a major win for cyber defenders in the race against adversarial AI.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
New OPNsense update released, update and stay safe

Hello there,

This ships OpenSSL and Python security updates as well as address a number
of shortcomings of the initial 26.1 and community-infused improvements of
the new rules GUI which we would not …
OPNsense 26.1.1 released
OPNsense 26.1.1 released
forum.opnsense.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Microsoft to disable NTLM by default on Windows future releases. Moving to Kerberos-based alternatives.

www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso...
Microsoft to disable NTLM by default in future Windows releases
Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases due to security vulnerabilities that expose organizations to cyberattacks.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
It's not you, #GitHub Actions UI is degraded www.githubstatus.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Finally, we will be able to choose if and what AI features keep enabled in Firefox

www.theverge.com/news/872489/...
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off | The Verge
An AI killswitch.
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers: update requests from certain users redirected to malicious servers in mid‑2025 and late 2025
notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacke...
Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers | Notepad++
Current Version 8.9.1
notepad-plus-plus.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Type and scroll on any surface! #Meta publishes Surface Keyboard & Touchpad experimental feature for #Quest3 in the v85 PTC Early Access channel

www.linkedin.com/posts/cre8iv...
#metaquest #spatialcomputing #inputinteraction #interactiondesign #virtualreality #mixedreality #augmentedreality #xr #quest3 | Yoon Park (박동윤) | 38 comments
Excited to share that Surface Keyboard & Touchpad is now available on Meta Quest 3 via the v85 PTC Early Access channel under Experimental Features. Surface Keyboard turns any physical surface into a...
www.linkedin.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 AM
GitHub Actions got an upgrade today, now supporting switch-case, if-else statements and more.

github.blog/changelog/20...
GitHub Actions: Smarter editing, clearer debugging, and a new case function - GitHub Changelog
We’ve shipped several improvements to GitHub Actions that make it easier to write, validate, and troubleshoot workflow logic, especially when you rely on if: conditionals to control what runs. Here…
github.blog
January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
OpenClaw, was #MoltBot, was #ClawdBot. It was renamed again. Yet, now it has a dedicated GitHub organization, moving out of steipete's GitHub account

github.com/openclaw
OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
OpenClaw — The AI that actually does things. Your personal assistant on any platform.
openclaw.ai
January 30, 2026 at 12:02 PM
New OPNsense update released, update and stay safe

Hi there,

For over 11 years now, OPNsense is driving innovation through
modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple
and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, fast a…
OPNsense 26.1 released
OPNsense 26.1 released
forum.opnsense.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
New OPNsense update released, update and stay safe

Good morning again,

The second release candidate for 26.1 brings fixes for issues found by
our awesome community.  As an online-only update you need 26.1-RC1 to
install it.

The long-awaited dhcp6c re…
OPNsense 26.1-RC2 released
OPNsense 26.1-RC2 released
forum.opnsense.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
New OPNsense update released, update and stay safe

Good morning world,

Here we are now with the first release candidate to kickstart the 26.1
series.  While this marks the end of an era as ISC-DHCP functionality
moves to a plugin it is only the begin…
OPNsense 26.1-RC1 released
OPNsense 26.1-RC1 released
forum.opnsense.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM
GitHub Copilot now supports OpenCode, making it even more popular as opensource code agent for the terminal

github.blog/changelog/20...
GitHub Copilot now supports OpenCode - GitHub Changelog
GitHub is officially supporting using your Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, or Enterprise subscription with OpenCode. GitHub Copilot now fully supports authentication with OpenCode through a formal…
github.blog
January 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
How to proxyjump when using mosh? I came across this little script to achieve so. Unfortunately, it's not for mobile, I'd love to benefit of this on my Blink Shell on the go.

github.com/masaki-furut...
GitHub - masaki-furuta/mosh-with-jump: Mosh wrapper with single jump server capabilities
Mosh wrapper with single jump server capabilities. Contribute to masaki-furuta/mosh-with-jump development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
New OPNsense update released, update and stay safe

A happy new year to all of you!

25.7.11 comes at a strange point in time but we will try to offer a bit of
familiarity and common sense as we probably all need more of this.  <3

This release brings …
OPNsense 25.7.11 released
OPNsense 25.7.11 released
forum.opnsense.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM