Found out why my n64 was making weird buzzing/grinding sounds when it has no fan. Turns out the psu was about to go bad! I was also having random game freezes that were caused by this after long play times....
The U.S. government is shelling out a whopping $2.7 billion to three companies in an effort to strengthen domestic uranium enrichment, amid surging electricity demand from AI data centers....
Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted Monday to dissolve the organization that was created in 1967....
Some projects keep surprising me with their “solutions,” and this is one of those cases. A proposal under review by developers from GNOME and Mozilla could change how middle-mouse-button paste behaves on Linux and other Unix-like systems....
I am looking for a router, and OpenWRT came up. I was looking at their table of hardware and the ASUS RT-AC3100 seemed like a good option, as its cheap used, (~$40 USD) and supported by the latest OpenWRT version....
Actually, these are mostly based on my New Year resolutions, and not all of these will be applicable to you, but you will surely find one or two to add to your new year resolution as a desktop Linux user.
GNOME & Firefox Consider Disabling Middle Click Paste By Default: "An X11'ism...Dumpster Fire" ( www.phoronix.com )
Minnesota Hilton cancels ICE agents’ hotel reservations ( www.theguardian.com )
Every data centre is a U.S. military base ( www.policyalternatives.ca )
Great read...
Radeon RADV Driver Lands Another Ray-Tracing Improvement: 30% Faster On RDNA2 ( www.phoronix.com )
YSK your N64 shouldnt make noise..
Found out why my n64 was making weird buzzing/grinding sounds when it has no fan. Turns out the psu was about to go bad! I was also having random game freezes that were caused by this after long play times....
US Awards Peter Thiel–Backed Nuclear Startup $900 Million ( gizmodo.com )
The U.S. government is shelling out a whopping $2.7 billion to three companies in an effort to strengthen domestic uranium enrichment, amid surging electricity demand from AI data centers....
Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence ( apnews.com )
Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted Monday to dissolve the organization that was created in 1967....
Volkswagen shifts back to physical buttons on dashboards ( www.semafor.com )
Volkswagen will restore physical buttons to the dashboard in its latest compact car, part of a wider move away from touchscreens....
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Raspberry Pis are cheaper than Mini PCs again ( www.youtube.com )
GNOME and Mozilla Discuss Proposal to Disable Middle Mouse Paste on Linux ( linuxiac.com )
Some projects keep surprising me with their “solutions,” and this is one of those cases. A proposal under review by developers from GNOME and Mozilla could change how middle-mouse-button paste behaves on Linux and other Unix-like systems....
AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations ( www.wired.com )
OpenWRT router
I am looking for a router, and OpenWRT came up. I was looking at their table of hardware and the ASUS RT-AC3100 seemed like a good option, as its cheap used, (~$40 USD) and supported by the latest OpenWRT version....
US-based multinational companies will be exempt from global tax deal ( apnews.com )
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More Than 40 Million People Use ChatGPT Daily for Healthcare Advice, OpenAI Claims ( gizmodo.com )
Flu-like illness activity now at highest rate on record, new CDC data shows ( abcnews.go.com )
And then everyone stood up and clapped
5 Linux Resolutions to Level Up Your Skills in 2026 ( itsfoss.com )
Actually, these are mostly based on my New Year resolutions, and not all of these will be applicable to you, but you will surely find one or two to add to your new year resolution as a desktop Linux user.
League of Legends players worldwide couldn't login for hours because Riot forgot to renew the client's SSL certificate—just like it did 10 years ago ( www.pcgamer.com )
Home electricity bills are skyrocketing. For data centers, not so much. ( yaleclimateconnections.org )
The BBC has been caught telling its staff not to say Maduro was ‘kidnapped’ ( www.thecanary.co )
Sega's American co-founder David Rosen dies at 95 years of age ( www.pcgamer.com )
Radeon RADV Driver Lands Another Ray-Tracing Improvement: 30% Faster On RDNA2 ( www.phoronix.com )
Boosting Steam reviews post-release leads to increased conversion rates, says Gamesight ( www.gamesindustry.biz )