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ZimaCube 2 Personal Cloud NAS Opens for Pre-Order with Multiple Configurations

The platform is offered in multiple configurations, including a standard model with an Intel Core i3-1215U processor and a Pro variant based on the Intel Core i5-1235U. A Creator Pack configuration is also available, adding a discrete GPU along with increased memory and storage capacity.

ASRock AI BOX-A395 Runs Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with Up to 128GB LPDDR5x

The platform combines a Zen 5-based CPU with up to 16 cores and 32 threads, integrated AMD Radeon 8060S graphics, and an AMD XDNA 2 NPU rated for up to 50 TOPS. The system supports both Windows 11 and Linux operating systems.

AMYboard ESP32-S3 Synth Board Supports MIDI, CV, and Eurorack Integration

The system is built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module, which provides a dual-core Xtensa LX7 processor with integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The module runs the AMY synthesizer engine and manages audio processing, MIDI handling, and communication with external peripherals.

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FFmpeg 8.1 “Hoare” Multimedia Framework Brings D3D12 H.264/AV1 Encoding

Coming almost seven months after FFmpeg 8.0, the FFmpeg 8.1 release introduces D3D12 H.264 and AV1 encoding, support for parsing and forwarding metadata for LCEVC, and an experimental xHE-AAC Mps212 MPEG-H decoder via the libmpeghdec library.

PipeWire 1.6.2 Released with Audio Mixer Optimizations and Various Bug Fixes

PipeWire 1.6.2 is here to fix an optimization with shared memory over some links that could cause errors later on, fix the SOFA filter and default control input in the LADSPA and LV modules, and add some small optimizations to the audio mixer.

SparkyLinux 2026.03 Rolling Ships with Linux 6.19, Latest Calamares Installer

Derived from the upcoming Debian 14 “Forky” software repositories (Debian Testing), the SparkyLinux 2026.03 release is powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.19 kernel series (Linux 6.19.6 is installed by default), along with support for the upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel for those feeling adventurous.

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SuperTux 0.7.0 Arcade Game Is Out with Complete Level Design, Revamped Graphics

Coming more than four years after SuperTux 0.6.3, the SuperTux 0.7.0 release introduces brand new sprites and abilities for Tux, including slope sliding, strong buttjumping, rock rolling, and crawling, revamped graphics for most backgrounds, tiles, objects, and badguys, and a complete level design of all modes.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 29, 2023

  1. [Video] The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Needs More Guts, More Public Statements in Support of Its Core Tenets
    transition back into something more 'gutsy'
  2. 10 Years Ago (2013-10-31) We Said We'd Leave WordPress and We Finally Did It (After a Decade with LTS Versions, Whose Support Ended Months Ago)
    Looking back, we are very gratified about the move
  3. Our Second Month in Our Virtual Private Server
    We're fully aware that the news is "slowing down"
  4. Microsoft Has Lost in Palestine
    This firm relies on data that is derived from counting Web users
  5. [Meme] Coming Up Next: How Free Software-Hostile Militants Are Fabricating Stories About Free Software Campaigners, Using Fictional Characters and Made Up Allegations
    Coming soon...
  6. Further Interesting Developments in the Story of the Serial Strangler, Alex Graveley, Who Made the Microsoft GPL Violation (and Plagiarism) Machine, GitHub Copilot
    Will he and Friedman ever be held accountable for what they did? $9 billion in damages is quite a lot.
  7. Microsoft Adding Bugs to Chrome, Calling It 'Edge'
    Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
  8. The Latest Web Server Survey From Netcraft Shows Microsoft's Continued Demise
    Apache "gained 19.6 million sites (+8.51%)" and nginx "gained 49,104 web-facing computers (+1.01%)."
  9. Google and Mozilla Are Herding Web Users Like a Bunch of Sheep to be 'Monetised'
    The Web isn't open anymore. It hasn't been for years.
  10. Dima Krasner's Guppy Protocol Specification Has an Implementation in Python Now
    However rudimentary, protocols' prototypes count too
  11. They Always Justify Monopoly and Monoculture Using 'Security' (Because "Anything But Us is Unsafe!")
    This has nothing to do with security. It is about domination.
  12. Links 29/10/2023: Long COVID, Matthew Perry Dies
    Links for the day
  13. Links 28/10/2023: Microsoft Down Further in Web Servers
    Links for the day
  14. 'Public' Surveys and 'Independent' Polls, Brought to You by Jeffrey Esptein's Close Ally Bill Gates
    Don't worry, it's still totally objective!
  15. Rejecting Terms Designed to Confuse and Bias People's Perception
    the term "cloud computing" or "the cloud" ought not even be mentioned
  16. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 28, 2023
    IRC logs for Saturday, October 28, 2023
  17. [Video] Recent Addition of New Videos and Plans to Cover Site News Only About Once a Week
    Our anniversary is now just over a week away
  18. Links 28/10/2023: Guppy Protocol Specification v0.3.2, Creative Commons Besieged
    Links for the day
  19. For Better or For Worse, Richard Stallman Does Not View Growing Software Complexity as an Impediment to Freedom
    When it comes to highly complex software like a "modern" (proprietary-leaning) Web browser or systemd, Dr. Stallman does not view the problem as new or particularly troublesome
  20. [Video] Richard Stallman (RMS) on Free Software in Singularity
    it is audio only
  21. Links 28/10/2023: Clown Computing, Brain on Zoom, Google's Bought Monopoly
    Links for the day
  22. Microsoft Defrauding the Taxpayers, IRS Took Decades to Do Something About It
    Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
  23. Links 28/10/2023: Right to Repair Comments on Apple
    Links for the day
  24. Over at Tux Machines...
    2 days' GNU/Linux news
  25. IRC Proceedings: Friday, October 27, 2023
    IRC logs for Friday, October 27, 2023
  26. Canonical Selling and Upselling Microsoft, Calling NSA Surveillance 'Confidential'
    Typical Mark Shuttleworth at it again, selling Microsoft for profit instead of competing with the company.
  27. [Video] Richard M. Stallman at Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) This Month
    RMS sounds very clear (some prior talks of his had unfortunate microphone/mask 'malfunctions') and his mind works immaculately

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