# Man sentenced following first UK seizure of SMS blaster fraud equipment used to spam members of the public

This stemmed from a seizure in 2024, which seems like an awfully long time ago.

A five year sentenced, reduced based on a guilty plea.

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2026/september/man-sentenced-following-first-uk-seizure-of-sms-blaster-fraud-equipment-used-to------------------------spam-members-of-the-public/

I didn't renew my subscription for 404media.

I was an early subscriber, and they have written some wonderful stuff, so this is no reflection of the lovely people who run it.

I guess that I just got weary of reading about Flock, AI, and what different places in the USA are doing.

> Dispensations for drilling of holes for the purpose of installing fibre optic cabling in existing buildings other than higher-risk buildings

Applies to England.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-proportionality-and-safety-outcomes-in-building-control-telecommunications-work/outcome/direction-under-the-building-act-1984-dispensation-for-holes-for-fibre-optic-cabling-non-hrb--2

Today, I am trying to clone the world's largest rodent, to create a copybara.

For what it is worth, exporting from 1Password and importing into vaultwarden was painless when I did it a year or so ago for my wife.

It is a public holiday here today.

I will mostly be cleaning and doing other house work.

I hope that you all have more exciting plans.

Look, you are not required to put sharks in the swimming pool.

But nor are you prohibited from doing so.

This swimming pool is entirely neutral on the issue of sharks in the swimming pool. Sharks are beautiful and graceful creatures.

If you do put a shark in the swimming pool, the shark is your responsibility.

Oh, and you don't have to tell anyone if you are putting a shark in the swimming pool.

Debian permitting use of genAI:

1) I am surprised. Perhaps I am naive, but I was of the impression that Debian would be one of the last distros that would want this.

2) I agree that the legal position varies around the world, and is subject to change. I don't know how easy it would be to remove genAI code if the risk profile changed.

3) I am surprised how little weight is given (by anyone, not just Debian devs) to the environmental harm of genAI. Perhaps that is justified as being too remote to be of direct concern.

4) As a long term Debian user impacted by this decision, I need to make a decision. Not doing anything is a decision in itself, even if a temporary decision. Moving from Debian would be many days of work, but that doesn't mean doing so is the wrong decision for me. Aargh.

Hello and welcome to this week's recipe! I love running a recipe website.

When I was young, my grandma used to take me to the local market on a Saturday.

I used to love the smell of the freshly baked bread from the baker's stall.

I can clearly remember the different loaves that were available, and how the baker would often give me a hot cross bun for free at Easter time. I think that he fancied me a bit.

Sadly, my grandma is no longer with us, but every so often, I make this recipe in memory of her and the lovely times that I had with her.

Perhaps you will make it too, and experience a deep connection with a loved one.

Pop some bread in the toaster, turn it on, and wait until it pops.

Tried this yourself? Please leave a comment below.

# Results for LLM usage in Debian

> This resolution therefore affirms that generative AI is neither exempt from nor subject to special rules beyond the standards already expected of Debian contributors.

Well. There's a thing.

https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/08/msg00360.html

> Tourism Minister visits Blackpool as millions plan staycations this bank holiday

> 10.6 million Brits are planning an overnight holiday in the UK this bank holiday

Perhaps language has just moved on but, to me, a "staycation" means "staying at home", not "going on holiday somewhere".

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tourism-minister-visits-blackpool-as-millions-plan-staycations-this-bank-holiday

That's my new Airsoft look sorted.