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Slowly booting full Linux on the intel 4004 for fun, art, and absolutely no profit - Linux/4004 Dmitry.GR (dmitry.gr)
TL;DR...
Why is UI design backsliding?
Why did UI’s turn from practical to form over function?...
let's discuss: non major systems
Taking inspiration from the let’s discuss threads here. So. We all know PlayStation, Xbox. All that but what about systems from lesser brands? What do you like, dislike, what interests you?...
Let's discuss: Nintendo DS
As I have recently bought a secondhand 2DS, I thought I would change things up a bit!...
US now allows passport renewals online. (www.voanews.com)
People who have those extra fold out laptop monitors, are they any good?
I kinda like the look of them and often feel myself wanting a second monitor if I’m working on my laptop....
Navy officer lost job for secretly installing internet on warship to check social media (fortune.com)
A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret, according to investigators....
What is your favorite web browser? (Windows, MacOS, Linux, etc.)
I've just been introduced to Taco Bell. What should I be trying?
I’ve moved back to my country of birth and Taco Bell seems to be a thing here now....
What's a piece of technology you LOVE the progress of?
We talk a lot about enshittification of technology, so tell me about technology that is getting better!...
Linux on non-PCs/Laptops
Aside from Linux running on NASA hardware, phones and consoles. Does it run on ATM machines, PDAs and point of sale monitors?...
VRR toggle visible on internal Laptop monitor but not for External FreeSync Monitor in GNOME
I have a AMD CPU + AMD dGPU laptop and recently bought a LG FreeSync monitor. I hooked up the monitor to my laptop and got it working mostly fine but I dont get any option to set VRR on my LG monitor....
what's your favorite thing to put ketchup on that isn't fries?
what's your favorite thing to put on fries that isn't ketchup?
What file systems are you using on your devices and why? (en.wikipedia.org)
I want to learn more about file systems from the practical point of view so I know what to expect, how to approach them and what experience positive or negative you had / have....
Best gpu vendor for linux?
Hi so I was wondering what gpu vendor had the best support intel, amd or nvidia In the future I wanna upgrade my mid range pc and I dual boot cachyos (arch btw) and windows 11 (to play game that don’t work on linux)
Introducing Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (www.raspberrypi.com)
We’re happy to announce the launch of Raspberry Pi Pico 2, our second-generation microcontroller board, built on RP2350: a new high-performance, secure microcontroller designed here at Raspberry Pi....
What do people really ask chatbots? It’s a lot of sex and homework. (www.washingtonpost.com)
PSA: pipewire has been halving your battery life for a year+ (www.reddit.com)
(not really pipewire itself but an interaction with wireplumber/libcamera/the kernel, but pipewire is what triggers the problem)...
Intel's stock drops 30% overnight —company sheds $39 billion in market cap | As of now, Intel's market value is a fraction of Nvidia's worth and less than half of AMD's (www.tomshardware.com)
Intel’s stock dropped around 30% overnight, shaving some $39 billion from the company’s market capitalization since rumors of a pending layoff first emerged. The devastating results come after the chip giant reported a loss for the second quarter, complained about yield issues with the Meteor Lake CPU, provided a modest...
How to move from Windows to Linux?
I want to move to Linux Mint without losing data, can someone help?
Now that decent Arm-powered PCs exist, Qualcomm’s CEO wants to make them cheaper (arstechnica.com)
Tell me about glue please: How do you connect a microcontroller that conditionally executes code in different languages over USB serial on a typical desktop distro?
This is something that perplexed me a few years ago with Flash Forth on a PIC18/PIC24/Arduino Uno. I was using the Python serial emulator S-Term because it is simple in the source code and worked. I really wanted a way to load more structured Words into the FF dictionary with bookmarks in a way that made sense structurally. That...
Microsoft looking to restrict kernel level access after CrowdStrike incident might help us with our current Anti-Cheat dilemma (www.theverge.com)
CrowdStrike’s Falcon software uses a special driver that allows it to run at a lower level than most apps so it can detect threats across a Windows system. Microsoft tried to restrict third parties from accessing the kernel in Windows Vista in 2006 but was met with pushback from cybersecurity vendors and EU regulators....
would you recommend to work 2 to 4 weekend days per month to earn a bit of extra money if you already have a full time position?
I’m a German nurse interviewing for 9 to 5 office jobs....
Global IT outage: Airlines, businesses affected by CrowdStrike, Microsoft issues (apnews.com)
lets push updates on a Friday, surely nothing could go wrong (lemmy.world)
CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Microsoft Outage Affecting Banks, Airlines And More (www.forbes.com)
A global Microsoft Windows outage, caused by a CrowdStrike software update, has disrupted airlines, banking services, and 911 lines, leading to grounded flights and long queues....
IT outage: banks, airlines and media hit by issues linked to Windows PCs (lemmy.world)
A global IT outage has caused chaos at airports, banks, railways andbusinesses around the world as a wide range of services were taken offline and millions of people were affected....
Today I'm grateful I'm using Linux - Global IT issues caused by Crowdstrike update causes BSOD on Windows (www.timesnownews.com)
This isn’t a gloat post. In fact, I was completely oblivious to this massive outage until I tried to check my bank balance and it wouldn’t log in....