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Software Engineer, Linux Enthusiast, OpenRGB Developer, and Gamer
Lemmy.world Profile: lemmy.world/u/CalcProgrammer1
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Why FOSS projects are using proprietary, privacy invasive infrastructure?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15691030...
The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff ( finance.yahoo.com )
Archive.org link...
Benefits of resolutions beyond 1080p
This is a genuine question, so please don't do me like Vlad the Impaler. What is your opinion about the benefits of upgrading to displays beyond 1080p?...
Microsoft wipes out evidence of real ads in Windows 11 Start menu ( www.xda-developers.com )
What would an ENSH*TTIFIED Linux distro look like? [video] ( tilvids.com )
what do you think about my tier list of distros ( lemmy.ml )
What is the most popular Linux distribution on PC?
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it ( www.theverge.com )
NVK Vulkan Driver Adds Implicit Pipeline Caching To Boost DXVK Performance ( www.phoronix.com )
Which communication protocol or open standard in software do you wish was more common or used more?
Whether you're really passionate about RPC, MQTT, Matrix or wayland, tell us more about the protocols or open standards you have strong opinions on!
Finally the Onboard on screen keyboard works on Wayland ( bugs.launchpad.net )
This is too great not to share. Wayland devs hate this trick! I'll copy what I did from the bug report....
The Story of the Oregon Trail ( youtu.be )
Recommendations for an authentic mousepad?
Hiya peeps, my mouse mat has served its time, and it is time for a new one. Until now, I've had one of these huge ones, that cover half the desk. But I think this time I'm gonna aim for a normal-sized one. I'd also like to avoid cheap Chinese wares or anything low-quality. Anyone got any nice recommendations for mousepads? Do...
Former Nouveau Lead Developer Joins NVIDIA, Continues Working On Open-Source Driver ( www.phoronix.com )
Riot official response about League of Legends on Linux for Vanguard anti cheat ( lemmy.ml )
https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/dev/dev-vanguard-x-lol/
SiFive selects a faster Chinese-made RISC-V CPU instead of an Intel chip for its latest development board ( www.tomshardware.com )
Steam is a ticking time bomb ( www.spacebar.news )
Are AMD laptop discrete gpus good in linux?
I want to buy used laptop with rx6600m and r7 5800h...
Explicit sync Wayland protocol has finally been merged! ( gitlab.freedesktop.org )
Since nvidia drivers do not properly implement implicit sync, this protocol not existing is the root cause of flickering with nvidia graphics on Wayland. This MR being merged means that Wayland might finally be usable with nvidia graphics with the next driver release....
Introducing GNOME 46, “Kathmandu” ( release.gnome.org )
My experience trying wayland with NVIDIA in 2024
I recently saw the new 550 drivers fixing a lot of wayland issues as well as KDE 6 being a lot better on wayland and decided, you know what, let me try it....
GeForce Now adding ads for free users. ( feddit.nl )
Librem 5: A Practical Review ( youtu.be )
How performant are the Intel Arc GPUs in linux?
I saw the other day about the new video of Hardware Unboxed where they benchmarked the Intel GPUs with newer drivers on Windows. I'm also interested in buying one but I'd like to know how good they are on Linux. Since the GPUs will be using Vulkan renderer on Linux, I was hoping they would be better overall, or rather have a...
Can I use my Nintendo Switch in 20 years from now?
I am trying to choose between buying a Nintendo Switch or a Nintendo DS....
Stop using gitlab.com for projects - Credit card info required for new registrations
If your IP (and possible your browser) looks "suspicious" or has been used by other users before, you need to add additional information for registration on gitlab.com, which includes your mobile phone number and possibly credit card information....
Enshittification of GitHub?
First, they restricted code search without logging in so I'm using sourcegraph...
Does it matter that Gnome doesn't support VRR? And why?
Question to help me increase my understanding on what’s going on in the Linux desktop stack. I’ve heard Gnome doesn’t support VRR while KDE does....
OpenWrt, now 20 years old, is crafting its own future-proof reference hardware ( arstechnica.com )
Wine 9.0 is now available ( gitlab.winehq.org )
The 6.7 kernel has been released ( lwn.net )
Some of the headline features in this release are: the removal of support for the Itanium architecture, the first part of the futex2 API, futex support in io_uring, the BPF exceptions mechanism, the bcachefs filesystem, the TCP authentication option, the kernel samepage merging smart scan mode, and networking support for the...
Current state of Intel Arc graphics cards on Linux?
I was offered an Intel Arc graphics card, but I couldn’t find any information about how they work with Linux that was less than 7 months old. Any of you know how well Arc GPUs are currently working on Linux?
10 YouTube Channels Linux Users Should Explore ( itsfoss.com )
“MP3 is dead” missed the real, much better story. MP3 is supported by everything, everywhere, and is now patent-free. ( marco.org )