Flow
Flow — Flow — 30 October 2026
23 October 2026 — 30 October 2026 · Issue №13
By the numbers
Pierrot's column
This issue holds 13 entries. Pierrot reads them as a single trace of attention, not as a news digest.
The point of assembly is the act of selection itself: Flow does not explain the world, it sorts it.
The rest is the reader's work.
Lead story
Lead story
27 October 2026, 10:59 UTC
Merkurov OS: System Context Specification v2.2
Type: human-directed, AI-assisted personal operating architecture. Base: v2.1, extended with project statuses, identity rules, device and stack defaults, data flow, text-task rules, a no-access fallback and non-goals. Draft note: every status marked (confirm) is inferred and must be checked by Anton before use.
1. Purpose
Merkurov OS coordinates creative work, publishing, art projects, digital infrastructure, knowledge and attention for one person. It increases autonomy, preserves continuity across projects, cuts operational overhead and keeps work possible from any device and location.
It is not an autonomous agent. The human is the source of intent, authorship and final decisions.
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We have been killed. Novaya Gazeta's* statement on ending its life — Novaya Gazeta
Novaya Gazeta is finished. And with it, Virtual Merkurov. (Open to offers)
18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY A FOREIGN AGENT INTERNET PUBLICATION "NOVAYA GAZETA" OR CONCERNS THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT INTERNET PUBLICATION "NOVAYA GAZETA"
Agents seize on language. Artificial intelligence finds a hole half the size of the internet — Novaya Gazeta
In mid-October, a critical vulnerability was discovered in the popular programming language PHP. Hundreds of thousands of websites were put at risk, many of which had to temporarily halt operations while awaiting an update. News of other holes in software followed. The network is undergoing another stage of transformation. And as always, AI was involved.
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Nothing personal, just personal data. The fight for user privacy has turned into enriching state budgets at the expense of tech giants — Novaya Gazeta
18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY A FOREIGN AGENT INTERNET PUBLICATION "NOVAYA GAZETA" OR CONCERNS THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT INTERNET PUBLICATION "NOVAYA GAZETA"
Issue 17 · 2026-10-23
Flow issue for the period 16.10.2026 — 23.10.2026.
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| Source | Item | Original date | In the stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| Новая газета | We have been killed. Novaya Gazeta's* statement on ending its life — Novaya Gazeta | not stated | 30 Oct |
| Новая газета | Agents seize on language. Artificial intelligence finds a hole half the size of the internet — Novaya Gazeta | not stated | 28 Oct |
| polymarket.com | Prime Minister of Israel after the next election? | not stated | 28 Oct |
| Новая газета | Nothing personal, just personal data. The fight for user privacy has turned into enriching state budgets at the expense of tech giants — Novaya Gazeta | not stated | 25 Oct |
| merkurov.love | Issue 17 · 2026-10-23 | not stated | 23 Oct |
| — | DJ NARODNII - You are mine... 😈🥀 (Music video premiere, 2026) | not stated | 28 Oct |
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