today's leftovers
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FSF Events and FOSDEM PGDay 2024
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FSF ☛ FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, January 12, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC)
Join the FSF and friends on Friday, January 12, from 12:00
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PostgreSQL ☛ FOSDEM PGDay 2024 - Schedule Posted and Registration Open!
FOSDEM PGDay 2024 is just around the corner, and there are still tickets left for an exciting day of Postgres before the main FOSDEM events kicks off. FOSDEM PGDay 2024 is a single-day single-track registered FOSDEM Fringe Event with global experts talking about a wide range of postgres topics.
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Open Hardware/Modding
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CNX Software ☛ Review of Elecrow’s 3.5-inch and 7.0-inch ESP32 display modules using Arduino programming
Hello, I’m excited to review the ESP32 display modules and HMI touchscreens from Elecrow with sizes ranging from 2.4 to 7.0 inches. For this review, Elecrow kindly provided me with both 3.5-inch and 7.0-inch models. While their screens differ in size, both modules share several components, such as the ESP32 microcontroller, making them adaptable options for a variety of projects. The Elecrow 7.0-inch display module is powered by the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N4R8 module equipped with an ESP32-S3 dual-core LX6 32-bit microprocessor, 4 MB of flash, 384 kB of ROM, and 512 kB of SRAM. This microcontroller supports both WiFi and Bluetooth for wireless communication. The 7.0-inch display itself is a capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 800×480 pixels.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ Cost-efficient $39.90 Travel Router with Dual GbE Ports and Flexible Storage Options
Recently, SeeedStudio introduced the LinkStar-H28K-0408, a compact, pocket-sized router that offers advanced connectivity options. This device is equipped with Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports for high-speed internet access and includes a versatile USB Type-C port with Power Delivery support, enhancing its usability and convenience for various applications. Differing from the LinkStar-H68K (RK3568-based) seen in 2022, which […]
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Debian Family
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Thorsten Alteholz ☛ Thorsten Alteholz: My Debian Activities in December 2023
FTP master
This month I accepted 235 and rejected 13 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 249. I also handled lots of RM bugs and almost stopped the increase in packages this month :-). Please be aware, if you don’t want your package to be removed, take care of it and keep it in good shape!
This was my hundred-fourteenth month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian.
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Canonical/Ubuntu Family
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Ubuntu News ☛ Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 821
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 821 for the week of December 31, 2023 – January 6, 2024.
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Ubuntu Fridge ☛ The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 821
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 821 for the week of December 31, 2023 – January 6, 2024. The full version of this issue is available here.
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Applications
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Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Chromium to Allow VA-API Hardware Decoding in GNU/Linux Wayland
For Chromium user, the popular web browser is finally to allow VA-API hardware decoding for video playback in GNU/Linux Wayland. Chromium so far does NOT officially support VA-API Video Acceleration API on Linux. However, there are experimental flags to enable this feature, which might work on certain configurations, but without guarantees (See the official Docs).
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Linux Links ☛ pipe-viewer – lightweight YouTube client
pipe-viewer is a lightweight YouTube client for Linux, without requiring an API key. It's free and open source software.
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