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Mesa RADV Driver Re-Enables Ray-Tracing Pipelines For AMD VanGogh APUs / Steam Deck (www.phoronix.com)

Last month The RADV ray-tracing pipelines support was enabled by default but then later disabled for VanGogh APUs, notably the Steam Deck. Now though with the latest ray-tracing code in Mesa 23.2-devel the RADV driver is no longer blocking the support for VanGogh.

A Brutal Colonial Legacy is Tinder for the Fires that are Sweeping Across France (peoplesdispatch.org)

TIL The percentage of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans is zero or close to zero in people from African populations, and is about 1 to 2 percent in people of European or Asian background. (medlineplus.gov)

Some direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies report how much DNA a person has inherited from prehistoric humans. Learn what this information means.

TIL: Many athletes are technically considered obese based on their BMI because the BMI can't differentiate between fat and muscle (www.npr.org)

Policeman denies threatening Nahel M. before fatally shooting him, sparking French riots (www.france24.com)

Valve Makes RADV Driver More Robust For Gaming With VK_EXT_pipeline_robustness (www.phoronix.com)

A Resource For Figuring Out The Fediverse - SethGoldstein.me (sethgoldstein.me)

Just my contribution to the Fediverse

Israeli settlers uproot trees, destroy crops in Bethlehem (alray.ps)

Brazil Bars Bolsonaro From Office for Election-Fraud Claims (www.nytimes.com)

Now if only his US counterpart could be similarly barred…

Baby humming birds only poop outside of their nests (youtube.com)

This is the new home of /r/AssholeDesign (www.reddit.com)

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means (apnews.com)

To scroll through Instagram today is to parse a series of sponsored posts from brands, recommended Reels from people you don’t follow, and the occasional picture from a friend. (www.theatlantic.com)

In theory, eSIM makes it easier to jump between devices and phone plans, that’s far from the case right now (www.theverge.com)

An interesting read at the linked article below. Whilst it is a given that eSIMs (and their successor) are going to happen, there are clearly some rough edges that need to be worked on. What was going to be greater freedom to switch SIMs, could end up being a bit of a lock-in with an existing eSIM ;-)...

Elon Musk's SpaceX fires at least five over critical letter (www.reuters.com)

Users Can't Speak to Viral AI Girlfriend CarynAI Because CEO Is in Jail for Arson (www.404media.co)

“CarynAI being down has really caused an uproar within my community,” Caryn Marjorie said.

Mesa RADV Driver Re-Enables Ray-Tracing Pipelines For AMD VanGogh APUs / Steam Deck (www.phoronix.com)

A Brutal Colonial Legacy is Tinder for the Fires that are Sweeping Across France (peoplesdispatch.org)

TIL The percentage of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans is zero or close to zero in people from African populations, and is about 1 to 2 percent in people of European or Asian background. (medlineplus.gov)

TIL: Many athletes are technically considered obese based on their BMI because the BMI can't differentiate between fat and muscle (www.npr.org)

Policeman denies threatening Nahel M. before fatally shooting him, sparking French riots (www.france24.com)

Valve Makes RADV Driver More Robust For Gaming With VK_EXT_pipeline_robustness (www.phoronix.com)

A Resource For Figuring Out The Fediverse - SethGoldstein.me (sethgoldstein.me)

Israeli settlers uproot trees, destroy crops in Bethlehem (alray.ps)

Brazil Bars Bolsonaro From Office for Election-Fraud Claims (www.nytimes.com)

Baby humming birds only poop outside of their nests (youtube.com)

This is the new home of /r/AssholeDesign (www.reddit.com)

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means (apnews.com)

To scroll through Instagram today is to parse a series of sponsored posts from brands, recommended Reels from people you don’t follow, and the occasional picture from a friend. (www.theatlantic.com)

In theory, eSIM makes it easier to jump between devices and phone plans, that’s far from the case right now (www.theverge.com)

Elon Musk's SpaceX fires at least five over critical letter (www.reuters.com)

Users Can't Speak to Viral AI Girlfriend CarynAI Because CEO Is in Jail for Arson (www.404media.co)

Valve detail their plans to combat Steam Deck OLED scalpers (www.gamingonlinux.com)

More Myanmar troops fleeing rebel attacks enter India (www.reuters.com)

Gaza-Based Unicorn Riot Contributor Speaks on Israel Bombing His Home (unicornriot.ninja)

Israel FM: Israel won’t reopen its two Gaza crossings after war (www.jpost.com)

Microsoft renames Bing Chat to Copilot as it competes with ChatGPT (techcrunch.com)

UK appoints new 'anti-woke' minister responsible for 'speaking common sense' (fox11online.com)

Silicon Valley’s worldview is not just an ideology; it’s a personality disorder. (crookedtimber.org)

Forbidden Russian oil flows into Pentagon supply chain (www.washingtonpost.com)

Iceland shields geothermal plant from risk of volcanic eruption (www.reuters.com)