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When the FSF Free Software Directory directs people to freedom-lacking places
  • Being able to see bug reports is not required to use the software. You've made the decision to block Cloudflare, so now you face the consequences of not being able to access certain websites. Expecting free software developers to ensure that every single part of the experience is seamless for users who decide to block certain services is not reasonable.

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    Did we kill Linux's killer feature?
  • This sucks, but on the flip side, before Flatpak and others, if the software wasn't in the repo then we're SOL and can't install it. Asking all developers everywhere to maintain a version of their software for every single package manager and ensure support for every distro is a bit unattainable. If Linux settled on one package manager or one distro then this would be solved, but such a statement is antithetical to the abundance of choice that Linux boasts.

    Would you rather not be able to update an app or not be able to install an app?

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    Pre-announcing the SD Expansion Card and a new YouTube series
  • What do you mean integrate? The framework doesn't have any ports on it by default, that's kinda the point. I don't want an SD card reader, only a micro SD card reader, why should I pay for one?

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  • Highly Suspect were so good in their first two albums, but fellow New Hampshire boy Johnny Stevens decided he wanted to be a rapper, and then the band started to suck

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    Why don't more people use desktop Linux? I have a theory you might not like
  • I'm interested by the fact that we have very different experiences with Linux. I switched from Windows to Kubuntu when I was starting out and I found it pretty easy to learn, aside from a few new concepts that were just different. Aside from programs that just didn't work because they didn't have Linux versions, I had vastly less problems running Linux than Windows on my PC.

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  • www.zdnet.com Why don't more people use desktop Linux? I have a theory you might not like

    There might be a very simple explanation for why the masses have yet to adopt Linux as their desktop operating system and it's one the open-source community won't like.

    I'm curious to hear thoughts on this. I agree for the most part, I just wish people would see the benefit of choice and be brave enough to try it out.

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    A personal request
  • I've known Alyaza for about 6 years now, she deserves all the help she can get right now. They're an intelligent person in a bad situation, and I want to see them succeed.

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    AMD "INCEPTION" CPU Vulnerability Disclosed
  • How is getting more performance out of a CPU greedy? Is making a better product that people want greedy? Stagnation is lazy, and making CPUs faster is better for the consumer. So is AMD putting pressure on Intel by releasing faster and faster CPUs. This is a large part of why we have such powerful computers now that shape our modern world.

    What "hack" are you talking about that they implemented in Zen 3? Speculative Execution has been around for years, and speculative execution vulnerabilities have been happening ever since. Thankfully, the fix is available and not incredibly difficult to implement, which seems to be the case for most of these bugs. Why should we sacrifice speed for the potential that maybe we implement a bug that can be fixed with a BIOS upgrade?

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    What new OS* have you tried this year?
  • That's a very valid opinion. I started out with Kubuntu, and after a bit of distro hopping I'm on Pop!_OS now for my laptop and desktop. I love it, but I doubt I would've at the start of my journey

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    What does everyone think of bots on Beehaw?
  • Some bots are cool, some are annoying. How about the community gets to vote to add certain bots. Many such options have been brought up already.

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    Instead of visiting r/place to drive traffic to Reddit, try out HumanShader!
  • It's a fun thing to commit 10 minutes to, kinda satisfying too. It's fun to try to do a job that we normally expect computers to do, and it's cool to work collaboratively towards something bigger than yourself.

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  • humanshader.com Inigo Quilez

    Human Shader, computing a shader image by hand

    This website is pretty cool. It's a shader algorithm with the goal of rendering an image pixel by pixel, but it relies entirely on human calculation, with no computers and no calculators. Claim a pixel, and follow the instructions to calculate the Red Green and Blue values of the pixel you have claimed.

    All of the pixels have currently been claimed, but they do expire after a while, so just wait around a bit and you might be able to contribute!

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