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  • What are y'all reading this week? [27/2/26]

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  • I'm working my way through Anne Applebaum's Gulag: A History. It's a good book for sure, but I think I've grown a bit numb to the constant horrors within. Even as long as this book is, I feel the subject is so vast that there's a lot left unsaid. The more I read about USSR, the more questions arise. I have to read something lighter next.

  • Bcachefs creator claims his custom LLM is 'fully conscious'

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  • Oh Kent, no. No Kent, no. Kent.

    Perhaps Kent, being such an apparently difficult personality type, is just so lonely he has to think at least his chat bot loves him.

    Kent is obviously a talented programmer, but that guy doesn't seem to be right in the head.

  • Cheaper

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  • It's an old Czechoslovakian show called Pat & Mat. Took me a while to remember the name, it's been a long time since I last saw them on TV. Really good and universal slapstick humor.

  • Don't grow older than 255 or else it will overflow

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  • Oh, I like this. Nice.

  • That acronym tho

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  • Hah, the kids are alright.

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    So, I'm a noob and I prefer... Debian?

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  • One of the reasons I feel Debian isn't quite new user friendly is definitely having to manually modify your sources list when there's a new version release. It's not exactly hard, but for a new user it can be intimidating. I do find it weird that Debian hasn't created an automatic tool for that, unlike practically every other distro out there.

    Debian is good, but sometimes its age shows.

  • One distro for the next five years?

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  • For my desktop: openSUSE Tumbleweed/Slowroll. I like to keep my desktop as up-to-date as possible, and openSUSE is pretty good. Sure, there's the occasional udev update that breaks inputs in the desktop environment, but that's the other side of the coin.

    For my laptop and other uses: Debian. The old reliable doesn't mind if I don't update as often, and unlike rolling releases, updates aren't wont to break anything. In a pinch I could use it on the desktop too.

  • Who uses MATE in here?

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  • I have a cup of mate every morning, yes.

    Mate is one of those desktops that I occasionally consider, and it's definitely something I could see myself using. Mate is certainly a cool project and I hope it stays around. It reminds of my early days with GNOME - before the bad thing happened and darkness descended on that project.

    I hope they get Wayland going eventually.

  • GEORGE GAME!

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  • I may have won the George Game, but in doing so I lost the Game. Now I know how Pyrrhus felt.

  • Darwin was a real one.

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  • He did love eating every new animal he ran across.

  • Darwin was a real one.

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  • I was actually making a joke about the hydrotherapy he used to treat his condition. It involved getting doused with cold water. I don't think anyone caught my joke.

  • Darwin was a real one.

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  • He sounds like he needs to take a cold shower.

  • Yeah, right

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  • Some of the missions weren't great, but otherwise it was a fantastic game. I do prefer the first one, personally, but the second one had some awesome power-ups.

  • Yeah, right

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  • It's actually funny, I could never play Fallout & Fallout 2 as an evil character because it made me feel bad. At the same time, I'd fire up Carmageddon & Carmageddon 2 and just mow down everything that walked or drove with utter glee. I'm sure there's a psychological explanation for this dichotomy, but I sure don't know what it is, and I'm in no mood to make guesses.

  • You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11’s AI overload — scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift

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  • I can't say I've had those issues myself, so my recommendation may not be valid in your case. I'd say maybe give Fedora with KDE Plasma a try, and try switching between X11 and Wayland sessions if issues persist.

    I personally don't like Ubuntu, but that's mostly because of Canonical making the occasional sketchy decision.

    On the whole, distro choice doesn't matter quite as much these days, as most distros should work fine out of the box. Whatever issues you have should technically be solvable with a bit of troubleshooting.

    Sometimes Linux just doesn't play well with your setup. Good luck, and I hope you find something that works for you!

  • You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11’s AI overload — scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift

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  • Won? They will do it again. The only winning move is not to play their game. Choose Free Software.

  • Can anyone explain why?

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  • There's this neat life hack where you drink enough and forget all about the taste - and most of the previous night, to boot!

    I don't actually drink though, tastes like shit.

  • Mycology

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  • Mycology

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  • That bastard right there is why I don't pick white mushrooms.

  • Has anyone tried out SteamOS?

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  • Is SteamOS even available for desktop PCs yet? I don't think it is.

    From the SteamOS page:

    We expect most SteamOS users to get SteamOS preinstalled on a Steam Deck or device that incorporates SteamOS. The only devices officially supported on SteamOS right now are Steam Deck and Legion Go S. We are working on broadening support, and with the recent updates to Steam and SteamOS, compatibility with other AMD powered PC handhelds has been improved.

    Until this changes, which I think is in the works, I recommend using some other popular distro.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    GNU Guix 1.5.0 released — 2026 — Blog — GNU Guix

    guix.gnu.org /en/blog/2026/gnu-guix-1.5.0-released/
  • raspberrypi @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    SUSE delivers Raspberry Pi 5 support

    news.opensuse.org /2025/11/04/raspberrypi5-opensuse/
  • Linux Phones @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    Project Showcase: Movuan

    pine64.org /2025/08/27/august_2025_movuan/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    Urgency to Switch from Windows 10 Builds

    news.opensuse.org /2025/07/23/urgency-to-switch-builds/
  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    A quarter of a century after its original release, Capcom’s legendary Breath of Fire IV returns to PC!

    www.gog.com /en/news/a_quarter_of_a_century_after_its_original_release_capcoms_legendary_breath_of_fire_iv_returns_to_pc
  • GOG @lemmy.world
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    A quarter of a century after its original release, Capcom’s legendary Breath of Fire IV returns to PC!

    www.gog.com /en/news/a_quarter_of_a_century_after_its_original_release_capcoms_legendary_breath_of_fire_iv_returns_to_pc
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Rock The Spring Release – OpenMandriva

    www.openmandriva.org /en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-6-0-rock-the-spring-release
  • Open Source @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    Tariffs Spark Shift to Open Source

    news.opensuse.org /2025/04/07/fariffs-spark-shift-to-os/
  • GOG @lemmy.world
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    Spring Sale Special: claim the GIVEAWAY of Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (1999)

    www.gog.com /en/news/spring_sale_special_claim_the_giveaway_of_amerzone_the_explorers_legacy_1999
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml
    openSUSE

    AI hands out Windows keys, but Linux never had a lock

    news.opensuse.org /2025/02/28/linux-has-no-locks/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    2025: off to a flying start! // Mobian's Blog

    blog.mobian.org /posts/2025/02/early-2025-news/
  • Linux Phones @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    2025: off to a flying start! // Mobian's Blog

    blog.mobian.org /posts/2025/02/early-2025-news/
  • OpenSourceGames @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    OpenOMF v0.7.0 released

    github.com /omf2097/openomf/releases/tag/0.7.0
  • Linux @programming.dev
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    Gaming on Linux, How openSUSE Stacks Up for Gamers

    news.opensuse.org /2025/01/16/gaming-on-linux-how-os-stacks-up/
  • GOG @lemmy.world
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    GOG Video Game Preservation Recap 2024

    www.gog.com /en/news/gog_video_game_preservation_recap_2024
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    Gaming on Linux, How openSUSE Stacks Up for Gamers

    news.opensuse.org /2025/01/16/gaming-on-linux-how-os-stacks-up/
  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    Gaming on Linux, How openSUSE Stacks Up for Gamers

    news.opensuse.org /2025/01/16/gaming-on-linux-how-os-stacks-up/
  • GOG @lemmy.world
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    For today’s Winter Sale Calendar entry, join our dedicated Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory servers!

    www.gog.com /en/news/for_todays_winter_sale_calendar_entry_join_our_dedicated_wolfenstein_enemy_territory_servers
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    openSUSE: Choosing Better Alternatives Amid Confusing Policies

    news.opensuse.org /2024/12/13/choosing-better-alternatives/
  • GOG @lemmy.world
    banazir @lemmy.ml

    GOG Winter Sale with Giveaway

    www.gog.com /en/news/the_moment_youve_been_waiting_for_gog_winter_sale_is_here