Daniel Appelquist

An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine

https://www.moryan.com/an-open-letter-to-grammarly-and-other-plagiarists-thieves-and-slop-merchants/

"I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that Grammarly is doing. I'm fucking […]

Web Day Out in Brighton, March 12th 2026 A one-day event all about what you can do in web browsers today!

Looking forward to Web Day Out webdayout.com on Thursday!

Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation The government is consulting the public to aid decision-making on the terms for the BBC Charter’s renewal and any changes needed to help the BBC to continue to serve the public.

I filled out this UK Government consultation on the future of BBC. www.gov.uk/government/c... Some of my feedback: do continue the license fee, don't run ads, do be impartial, don't become a booster for AI, do support BBC Verify, don't engage in other "platforms" and do continue R&D and innovation.

Time vortex beginning today. Plan accordingly.

No ID Checks for Web Access Take action! What’s the problem? The Government has proposed amendments to the Children Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would give Ministers the power to restrict access to "internet services".…

🚨 ID checks to get online could become the new norm 🚨

A new amendment would give the government sweeping powers to block access to lawful information and communications.

That's unless we submit our identification to a bounty of providers.

Tell your MP to stop this broad and repressive law ⬇️

The TAG group (10 people) on stage with a big slide behind them “wha are web standards” with some explanation.

“Meet the TAG” event kicking off at Samsung KX London with an overview of “what are web standards” anyway?

Will be heading to Samsung KX in London this evening for “Meet the TAG!” w3c.social/@w3c/1161371....

At #FOSDEM2026, the CRA in Practice DevRoom showed how developers, maintainers, foundations, & manufacturers are turning the EU #CRA into workflows, powered by open collaboration, practical tooling, and community-driven processes.

👉 Recap: openssf.org/blog/2026/02...

A black poster announces a “Vigil for Renee Nicole Good and all victims of U.S. ICE violence,” with a small portrait photo centered near the top. Text lists the event details: Monday, January 12 at 6:30 pm at the U.S. Embassy, 33 Nine Elms Lane, London. A single lit candle appears near the bottom, alongside logos of organizing groups, reinforcing the vigil’s memorial tone.

Monday, Jan 12, at 6:30pm in London

A vigil will be held at the US Embassy, 33 Nine Elms Lane, London.

Wear black and bring an umbrella for a peaceful vigil.

Thank you to @ukstoptrump.bsky.social, Tesla Takedown, @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social, and @indivisibleabroad.bsky.social for organizing.

Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands The UK ended its participation in the scheme in 2020 after agreeing a Brexit deal with the EU.

UK rejoining Erasmus is unambiguously good news. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A graphic featuring a dimly lit photo of Nigel Farage in the House of Commons, wearing a dark suit and red tie. Over the image, a large headline reads “Farage’s Record Speaks for Itself.” Below it is a quotation criticising Farage’s long-standing use of far-right and antisemitic conspiracy theories. A small circular photo of Zack Polanski appears near the bottom with the text “Zack Polanski, Green Party Leader.” The Green Party logo is placed at the bottom of the graphic.

"We can judge Farage not just by the words he, allegedly, shouted as a child, but by the words and actions he has chosen as an adult."

Zack Polanski on why Farage should be judged on his record as a politician which has seen him echo conspiracy and language of the far right.

Happy Thanksgiving to all US persons! (Except the fascist ones!) ✨

The fact that social media trolls are often not who or where they appear to be is not news. This is well known. “Superman” even had a joke about it. Don’t engage. Block liberally.

For avoidance of doubt : I made it clear through my response that the UK should be making it *easier*, not more difficult, to achieve settled status, and that income-based measures for determining whether someone is worthy are regressive and classist.

Earned settlement The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.

I just filled out the UK Government's consultation on the proposed changes to settlement status (#immigration). If you live in the UK, I encourage you to do the same. Be warned: there is a lot of double-speak in this consultation. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Hey OpenSSF community, thinking about going to FOSDEM next year?

The #FOSDEM2026 devroom CFPs are now open, with just a little over a week left to submit!

Submit your proposals here: pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026

The State of the Open Social Web A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.

Just published a deep look at where open social networks stand in 2025: Mastodon’s leadership change, Bluesky’s trajectory, AT Protocol, ActivityPub, cross-network tools, and more. For newsrooms and public service orgs, this moment really matters. werd.io/the-state-of...

ICYMI 👻 Attackers are using AI… and it’s spooky.

Great insights from Hugo Huang + Canonical on why securing AI is the next battleground and how open source helps.

Read more 👉 openssf.org/blog/2025/08...

#OpenSSF

I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.

Head and shoulders shot of me, on the Tube, with both US flag and UK / Euro heart pins on my fleece.

Ok heading down to the US embassy for No “Tyrants” London. 🇺🇸 #nokings

We're happy to share that @sovtechfund invests in Web Security and Privacy Documentation!

Over the coming year, Open Web Docs will be working on creating and updating Security and Privacy documentation for web developers on @mdn.

Full announcement […]

Sir Sadiq Khan hits back at Donald Trump's Sharia London claim The Mayor of London responds to the US president's speech to the United Nations.

It goes without saying that London is not “under Sharia law.” However, the statement itself is (also obviously) a xenophobic dog whistle in the first place. To their credit, BBC did a good piece picking this apart www.bbc.com/news/article... and putting it in context.

Apropos of nothing....

On August 15, GitHub’s Open Source Friday spotlighted the OpenSSF Global Cyber Policy WG in a live session hosted by Kevin Crosby, GitHub.

📖 Read the recap blog, watch the replay, and explore ways you can join the conversation: openssf.org/blog/2025/09...

#OSSSecurity

⏳ The clock is ticking. PQC migration is due by 2030.

In the latest What’s in the SOSS? podcast, Keyfactor’s David Hook & Tomas Gustavsson join Yesenia to unpack #postquantum cryptography, crypto agility & entropy -- and why orgs must act now.

🎧 Listen →
openssf.org/podcast/2025...

Personally I'm not that fussed about pedicabs... As I wrote in my response to the survey, I think they're probably a tourist trap, but the same could be said of any of a number of things in the tourist-frequented areas on London…

Once again writing to my MP to ask that the UK Government show more (or any!) leadership on both Immigrant rights and trans rights.

Passkeys and Modern Authentication Some thoughts in support of simple solutions.

I'm still not particularly happy about passkeys and figured I might want to share my thoughts on why. lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/9/2/pas...

A close-up of a Eurostar train with a blue and white exterior, featuring a bright yellow stripe along the side. The image captures the train at a station platform at St Pancras, with visible reflections in the windows.

We’re rolling.