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Linux Mint surpasses MX Linux on Distrowatch to grab #1 spot
  • In Debian, if you don't set a root password during the install your first user is added to the sudo group.

  • Creak creak
    1. Get a hight adjustable desk
    2. Adjust chair until your legs form a 90° angle
    3. Adjust table until arms form 90° angle (sit very close to the table, remove armrests if possible)
    4. Adjust monitor top edge to your eye hight or slightly above (tilt monitors up a bit)
    5. Occasionally stand up
  • Firefox 133 now seems to follow Gnome's accent color!
  • Eh, it's mostly everyone agrees but Gnome doesn't

  • Have the patents for H.264 MPEG-4 AVC expired yet?
  • To be fair, this is mainly a US issue. VLC (French) has provided h264 encoders and decoders for years.

  • Forks of packages on AUR
  • I don't think there's concrete guidance.

    If the original package is dead, you might be able to convince the AUR maintainer to switch to the fork.

    In other cases, maybe a package with <main feature> added in the name could be created. I'd posit Supersonic as an example, where alternative packages exist just for enabling Wayland. It's still the same upstream, but an additional option in the build is required to enable Wayland.

    Similarly, Emacs offers multiple versions with different build flags, though in this case it is using the same PKGBUILD for all versions.

  • The libre difference (part 2)
  • That's a fancy wallpaper

  • Thanks for the warning I guess??
  • If you have your own music collection, I can really recommend normalising everything to a LUFS value of your choosing. (A common value is -14 LUFS for most streaming services Source)

    Note there are two types of normalising, dynamic and linear. Linear is what you want as it'll only move the average loudness to your target, preserving the difference between the quietest and loudest parts. Dynamic normalization squashes the quietest and loudest parts into a narrower range.

  • Tell me why I shouldn't use btrfs
  • Did you set the correct block size for your disk? Especially modern SSDs like to pretend they have 512B sectors for some compatibility reason, while the hardware can only do 4k sectors. Make sure to set ashift=12.

    Proxmox also uses a very small volblocksize by default. This mostly applies to RAIDz, but try using a higher value like 64k. (Default on Proxmox is 8k or 16k on newer versions)

    https://discourse.practicalzfs.com/t/psa-raidz2-proxmox-efficiency-performance/1694

  • blog.frost.kiwi AAA - Analytical Anti-Aliasing

    How to fix jaggies the analytical way with some juicy secrets

    AAA - Analytical Anti-Aliasing
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    blog.frost.kiwi AAA - Analytical Anti-Aliasing

    How to fix jaggies the analytical way with some juicy secrets

    AAA - Analytical Anti-Aliasing
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    "Media interest" is a much higher risk than any level-appropriate encounter.
  • It's Konsi day again!

    Btw, you could probably show multiple images by making a text post and using markdown links to the images on your website.

    ![](https://image1.png/)
    ![](https://image2.png/)
    

    However, it depends on the client how it displays that.

  • cross-posted from: https://feditown.com/post/830406

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    "What Is Your Dream for Mozilla" - Mozilla is doing a survey, and it could be a good opportunity to share some of the feedback that usually gets commented here :)
  • Google controls Chromium same as it controls Android. The product direction and included features are set by the team at Google.

  • OS market share in Top 500 supercomputers
  • Technically accurate

  • New Jellyfin Server/Web release: 10.10.2
  • Yay, removing items from playlists works again!

  • Hyperspace: a p2p VPN solution that doesn't require a server
  • Fair, Yggdrasil is mainly intended for research in internet-scale routing through a mesh network and less as a finished product.

    Never heard of libp2p before, but apparently it's used by IPFS? Looks pretty interesting indeed.

  • Hyperspace: a p2p VPN solution that doesn't require a server
  • What are some key differences?

  • What is the most private phone?
  • That's the case with most non-Google phones

  • Upstream Linux Developers Take Aim At TUXEDO's Out-Of-Tree GPLv3 Drivers
  • Agreed it's great that they provide firmware support and (hopefully) upstream it eventually. But I also hope they have well documented steps somewhere on how to install it on another distro, because it's likely many people install their own anyways.

  • Ecosia and Qwant, two European search engines, join forces on an index to shrink reliance on Big Tech
  • Not quite EU anymore, but maybe they should get Mojeek on board as well.

  • Ubisoft sued for shutting down The Crew
  • If you're an EU citizen, please take the time to sign this citizen initiative to stop killing games. It could be our best chance of preventing such situations in the future.

    https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

  • Seeking input on .io ccTLD removal

    Hi, ICANN here. Concerning the removal of the .io ccTLD, we heard your feedback loud and clear. We now realize we should have provided a clear path for businesses and other users of .io to continue using their domains. Unfortunately, our guidelines reserve two-letter TLDs for use by countries only. Therefor we are seeking input on which letter to prefix or append "io" with. Once .io is deleted, domains registered with .io will automatically be migrated to .io with the additional letter. Redirects for .io will be created, ensuring perfect continuity for an additional 10 years beyond the deletion of .io. We sincerely thank you for your understanding. C-something - ICANN

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    world.hey.com Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more

    We had originally planned to go all-in on passkeys for ONCE/Campfire, and we built the early authentication system entirely around that. It was not a simple setup! Handling passkeys properly is surprisingly complicated on the backend, but we got it done. Unfortunately, the user experience kinda suck...

    Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more

    cross-posted from: https://feditown.com/post/744772

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    world.hey.com Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more

    We had originally planned to go all-in on passkeys for ONCE/Campfire, and we built the early authentication system entirely around that. It was not a simple setup! Handling passkeys properly is surprisingly complicated on the backend, but we got it done. Unfortunately, the user experience kinda suck...

    Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more
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    Dell XPS13 RAM Upgrade (7390) - Greg Davill

    gregdavill.com Dell XPS13 RAM Upgrade (7390)

    I’d recently bought a new XPS13 7390 (non 2-in-1) laptop. I had bought the 8GB variant, how hard could it be to upgrade?

    Dell XPS13 RAM Upgrade (7390)

    cross-posted from: https://feditown.com/post/705775

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    Dell XPS13 RAM Upgrade (7390) - Greg Davill

    gregdavill.com Dell XPS13 RAM Upgrade (7390)

    I’d recently bought a new XPS13 7390 (non 2-in-1) laptop. I had bought the 8GB variant, how hard could it be to upgrade?

    Dell XPS13 RAM Upgrade (7390)
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    blogsystem5.substack.com Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison

    NT is often touted as a "very advanced" operating system. Why is that? What made NT better than Unix, if anything? And is that still the case?

    Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison

    cross-posted from: https://feditown.com/post/650064

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    blogsystem5.substack.com Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison

    NT is often touted as a "very advanced" operating system. Why is that? What made NT better than Unix, if anything? And is that still the case?

    Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison
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    Any Croatians here?

    Currently on holiday in Croatia; beautiful country etc etc, but what the hell is wrong with your drivers?

    Outside of cities it feels like the only speeds known to mankind are 90km/h for one lane roads and 130km/h for those with two or more.

    A speed limit of 80 or 100 on a highway? Completely ignored, unless it's a tunnel, then 100 is ok.

    Some section of road outside of a city says 70, 60 or 50? Ignored, just drive through with 90.

    Beautiful two-lane road (D424) from A1 to Zadar with a limit of 80, me doing 90 because that's OK somehow and most other cars overtake me with 20 km/h more at least.

    So, what is wrong with your drivers?

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    Scumbag Intel: Shady Practices, Terrible Responses, & Failure to Act

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    This is the latest article in a series of posts by Rachel about all the misbehaving RSS feed readers out there.

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    Attack on DEER - The Bellowing ft. My Deer Friend Nokotan by FalKKonE

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    CY_BORG Core Rules PDF

    I bought the physical rulebook and already owned the PDF, so I'm giving away the code.

    Here's the link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/index.php?discount=FLBXDUUC0N1V

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    arstechnica.com Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers

    Keys were labeled "DO NOT TRUST." Nearly 500 device models use them anyway.

    Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers

    TLDR: An AMI testkey was used in production by a bunch of manufacturers. The key has now been leaked.

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    Global IT issues caused by Crowdstrike update causes BSOD on Windows

    www.timesnownews.com Latest Crowdstrike Update Causes Blue Screen Of Death On Microsoft Windows, Multiple Users Affected

    Latest Crowdstrike Update Issue: The issue seems widespread, affecting machines running various CrowdStrike sensor versions. CrowdStrike has acknowledged the problem and is currently investigating the cause., Technology & Science News - Times Now

    Latest Crowdstrike Update Causes Blue Screen Of Death On Microsoft Windows, Multiple Users Affected

    cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/22460079

    > Today I'm grateful I'm using Linux - Global IT issues caused by Crowdstrike update causes BSOD on Windows > > 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. > > Apparently Visa Paywave, banks, some TV networks, EFTPOS, etc. have gone down. Flights have had to be cancelled as some airlines systems have also gone down. Gas stations and public transport systems inoperable. As well as numerous Windows systems and Microsoft services affected. (At least according to one of my local MSMs.) > > Seems insane to me that one company's messed up update could cause so much global disruption and so many systems gone down :/ This is exactly why centralisation of services and large corporations gobbling up smaller companies and becoming behemoth services is so dangerous.

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    Global IT issues caused by Crowdstrike update causes BSOD on Windows

    www.timesnownews.com Latest Crowdstrike Update Causes Blue Screen Of Death On Microsoft Windows, Multiple Users Affected

    Latest Crowdstrike Update Issue: The issue seems widespread, affecting machines running various CrowdStrike sensor versions. CrowdStrike has acknowledged the problem and is currently investigating the cause., Technology & Science News - Times Now

    Latest Crowdstrike Update Causes Blue Screen Of Death On Microsoft Windows, Multiple Users Affected

    cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/22460079

    > Today I'm grateful I'm using Linux - Global IT issues caused by Crowdstrike update causes BSOD on Windows > > 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. > > Apparently Visa Paywave, banks, some TV networks, EFTPOS, etc. have gone down. Flights have had to be cancelled as some airlines systems have also gone down. Gas stations and public transport systems inoperable. As well as numerous Windows systems and Microsoft services affected. (At least according to one of my local MSMs.) > > Seems insane to me that one company's messed up update could cause so much global disruption and so many systems gone down :/ This is exactly why centralisation of services and large corporations gobbling up smaller companies and becoming behemoth services is so dangerous.

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    How to view Intune-managed firewall rules

    Just a quick fyi for anyone using Intune to distribute firewall rules with the "Endpoint Protection > Windows Firewall" profile for the first time. Any rules you set won't be visible in the wf.msc GUI or using PowerShell's Get-NetFirewallRule.

    The only place you can see those rules is the registry under this key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\Mdm\FirewallRules

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