I’m still completely blown away by yesterday’s BBQ for all the Berlin Python user groups – I met so many new people and had some great conversations. Many thanks also to our host, @nprofile1q..., for their ongoing support.: https://www.meetup.com/python-users-berlin-pub/events/314905083/
#Python #Berlin

Final preparations for tomorrow’s BBQ for all Python user groups in Berlin @nprofile1q...: https://www.meetup.com/python-users-berlin-pub/events/314905083
#Python #Berlin

📆 On 13 August, all #Berlin #Python user groups – @nprofile1q..., @nprofile1q..., @nprofile1q..., @nprofile1q..., etc. will be getting together again for a BBQ @nprofile1q... https://www.meetup.com/python-users-berlin-pub/events/314905083/

It’s hard enough these days to keep up to date with Linux security. Dirty Frag and Copy Fail are already keeping countless Linux admins busy, and then, the day before yesterday, Fragnesia came along: https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/fragnesia
#Linux #ITSecurity #Fragnesia

Many thanks to @nprofile1q... and @nprofile1q... for their ongoing work on securing the Python infrastructure.

Have you had your identity verified on LinkedIn to get the blue tick? If so, I’m afraid I have to tell you that your passport, ID and biometric data are now stored with ‘Persona Identities’, a company funded by Peter Thiel, which has already been cross-referenced with numerous US government databases. This data is shared with any US authorities at their discretion.
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/
#LinkedIn #Privacy

In future, Open Research Europe (ORE) will no longer be open solely to projects funded under the EU Framework Programmes for Research; instead, all research institutions in the participating countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) will be able to use the platform free of charge, regardless of whether their projects receive funding.
https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/new-era-open-research-europe-2026-03-26_en
#EU #OpenAccess #OpenData

There is a critical security vulnerability in zlib that allows code smuggling. Currently, there does not appear to be an update available.
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jan/3
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22184
#Security #zlib #Vulnerability