The Programmer's Fulcrum: 16 August, 2025

by Reuben Walker

The Programmer's Fulcrum: 16 August, 2025

Here we feature the latest Symfony Station Communiqué and Battalion "Destroying Autocracy" Post.

NASA press conference in auditorium in the 1960s

Symfony Station Communiqué - Stardate: ✦ 08 August 2025 ✦


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Dries Buytaert has:

To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution.

Funding Open Source like public infrastructure

I disagree with 88.2% of Dries' AI stance of letting the Agencies tail wag the Drupal dog, but he's 100% correct about this. ;)



Battleship on the ground near space station

Destroying Autocracy – August 14, 2025


Welcome to this week's "Destroying Autocracy". It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it.

Destroy!


The Sunday Times has an interview with my hero:

Meredith Whittaker, boss of WhatsApp rival Signal, says the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act could create a weakness that threatens users’ private data.

Signal boss: ‘disturbing’ laws show the UK doesn’t understand tech

Fuck Meta, and fuck What's App.