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Just a stranger trying things.
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Does anybody have (or can provide) the physical dimensions of the 16" screen replacement? ( frame.work )
Am I the only one preferring low quality media over high quality one?
I have a very slow Internet connection (5 Mbps down, and even less for upload). Given that, I always download movies at 720p, since they have low file size, which means I can download them more quickly. Also, I don't notice much of a difference between 1080p and 720p. As for 4K, because I don't have a screen that can display 4K,...
Ubuntu 24.10 Now Defaults To NVIDIA On Wayland ( www.phoronix.com )
What happened to Louis Rossman's live yesterday?
Yesterday, there was a live scheduled by Louis Grossman, titled "Addressing futo license drama! Let's see if I get fired...". I was unable to watch it live, but now the stream seems to be gone from YouTube....
Looking for advice - Help me advocate for my employer to open up our products to Home Assistant integration
First, some background -...
VR support for GNOME Wayland is here! ( gitlab.gnome.org )
Introducing a new RISC-V Mainboard from DeepComputing ( frame.work )
We’re excited to share a preview of a Framework Laptop 13 Mainboard with a new CPU architecture today, and it’s probably not the one you think it is. The team at DeepComputing has built the first ever partner-developed Mainboard, and it uses a RISC-V processor! This is a huge milestone both for expanding the breadth of the...
Audio EQ - Should all the EQ numbers basically net zero?
Like, if you take away 4db "from treble", should that be distributed roughly amongst bass and mid or solely either if you want it to be heavy for that range?...
Linux user survey! ( pad.tchncs.de )
To get an idea of this community, and to try the cool CryptPad Survey feature, I created a pretty big Linux usage survey!...
Mozilla Firefox Blocks Add-Ons to Circumvent Russia Censorship ( theintercept.com )
Is there any closed source android app that you wish had a good open source alternative?
I'm currently looking to develop an open source app that can help somebody. I'm currently out of ideas, so I'd like to heard if from you guys....
Introducing the new Framework Laptop 13 with Intel Core Ultra Series 1 processors ( frame.work )
That 2.8K screen looks interesting, I wonder if it works with 2x scaling, and not fractional like the previous Laptop 13 screens....
1 month of Linux Mint and some thoughts. ( kbin.social )
About a month ago I switched to Linux mint from windows 11....
Framwork announces $18M in Funding! + Framework’s Series A-1 and Community Participation ( frame.work )
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8883519...
Linus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trap ( arstechnica.com )
One does not simply suggest changing a kernel line to help out a parsing tool.
New Mistral model is out ( twitter.com )
From Simon Willis on:...
Please help preserve your 3DS and Wii U SpotPass data before it's too late! ( lemm.ee )
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378...
ELI5: GrapheneOS questions
edit: thank you all for your replies! They are all very helpful. I am reading through them and will ask follow-up questions if needed....
What are you all doing for android "provisioning"?
Hi! I'm swapping my daily android phone for the nth time today and going through my set-up "check-list". As apps are updating/installing, I thought I'd check in with the hive-mind, what are you all doing to make the process easier? Maybe you know of a way to self-host some sort of android profile server? I'll post my process +...
Software Vendors Dump Open Source, Go For the Cash Grab ( tech.slashdot.org )
Google is removing third-party apps and clock faces from all Fitbit watches in the EU ( 9to5google.com )
Connectivity monitoring
Hi folks,...
Oregon Passes Right To Repair Law Apple Lobbied To Kill ( www.techdirt.com )
Oregon has officially become the seventh state (behind New York, California, Massachusetts, Colorado, Maine, and Minnesota) to pass “right to repair” legislation, making it easier and m…
Selfhost wiki (personal) ( wiki.gardiol.org )
I have finally got my selfhost wiki up to a satisfying shape. Its here: https://wiki.gardiol.org...
Signal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsApp ( www.androidpolice.com )
Any EU based users of reddit should immediately file a complaint under GDPR with their supervisory authority ( kbin.social )
[SOLVED] How do I install firmware updates? Fedora 39 ( lemm.ee )
Hi, no matter how many times I click Restart & Updates..., the integrated firmware update never get's installed. Everything else does as usual, but not this one....
EFF’s Street-Level Surveillance project shines a light on the surveillance technologies that law enforcement agencies routinely deploy in our communities ( sls.eff.org )
These resources are designed for advocacy organizations, journalists, defense attorneys, policymakers, and members of the public who often are not getting the straight story from police representatives or the vendors marketing this equipment....
Cable Firms to FTC: We Shouldn’t Have to Let Users Cancel Service With a Click ( www.wired.com )
He Warned of Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine. Then He Was Thrown in a Russian Jail and Tortured ( www.wsj.com )
Now in exile in Boston and working for MIT, Andriy Tuz wonders if he will ever be able to go home again...
Are there alternatives to google scholar and google patents?
Due to my line of work, I find myself having to use both these services frequently, despite avoiding google as much as I can. I see a lot of alternatives out there for internet searching, but when it comes to specific fields, alternatives tend to be scarce.
Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them ( www.404media.co )
The situation is a heavy machinery example of something that happens across most categories of electronics, from phones, laptops, health devices, and wearables to tractors and, apparently, trains. In this case, NEWAG, the manufacturer of the Impuls family of trains, put code in the train’s control systems that prevented them...
Google: Haven't provided your phone number? It'd be a shame if something happened to your email... ( lemmy.ml )
Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat