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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.

GIMP 3.2 Open-Source Image Editor Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

Highlights of GIMP 3.2 include new non-destructive layers, a new paint blend mode called Overwrite that lets you directly replace the pixels over the area you paint, a new setting in the text tool to control the direction of the text outline, and automatic matching of Linux and Windows OS themes.

Debian 13.4 “Trixie” Released with 111 Bug Fixes and 67 Security Updates

Coming two months after Debian 13.3, the Debian 13.4 point release is here to provide the community with an updated installation media targeting those who want to deploy the latest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series on new hardware or those who had issues with the previous ISO releases.

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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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Updated This Past Day

  1. A farewell to Finland, an occupied territory
    Finland, Finland, Finland
  2. [Meme] Escalating After Failures
    4 stages of cancel culture
  3. Red Hat Had 2+ Days to Deny Reports of Impending Layoffs. But Red Hat Chose to Keep Silent.
    Red Hat DOES NOT deny layoffs on the way
  4. Attempts to Sink the Free Software Movement (Under the Guise of Saving It)
    We can see who's being drowned

    New

  5. Serbia: GNU/Linux at Almost 4% (or Beyond if ChromeOS is Counted)
    considerable growth for GNU/Linux
  6. Links 22/05/2024: China in Other Countries' Islands, Growing Threat of Piracy
    Links for the day
  7. Gemini Links 22/05/2024: Freedom Through Limitation, Cloud Photos
    Links for the day
  8. Canonical Supports Monopoly
    more of the same
  9. Links 22/05/2024: "Copilot+" as Mass Surveillance and Microsoft Defying Consent in Scarlett Johansson's Case
    Links for the day
  10. Microsoft-Connected Person Was Threatening to Sue Me and to Sue My Wife (Because His Feelings Were Hurt After Had He Spent More Than a Decade Defaming Me and Violating My Family's Dignity, Privacy)
    litigation was chosen and we shall defend everything we wrote
  11. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  12. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
    IRC logs for Tuesday, May 21, 2024
  13. Czech Republic: Windows Down From 98% to 43%, GNU/Linux Rises to Over 3%
    modest gains for GNU/Linux
  14. Links 22/05/2024: Pixar Layoffs and More Speculation About Microsoft Shutdowns/Layoffs (Ninja Theory)
    Links for the day

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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    2152 /n/2024/05/16/People_Who_Defend_Richard_Stallman_s_Right_to_Deliver_Talks_Abo.shtml
    1716 /n/2024/05/17/Microsoft_Connected_Sites_Trying_to_Shift_Attention_Away_From_M.shtml
    1406 /n/2024/05/15/Video_Late_Stage_Capitalism_Microsoft_as_an_Elaborate_Ponzi_Sch.shtml
    1177 /n/2024/05/15/Ebury_is_Not_Linux_That_s_Just_the_Media_Shifting_Attention_Mic.shtml
    1174 /n/2024/05/17/Journalists_and_Human_Rights_Groups_Back_Julian_Assange_Ahead_o.shtml
    973 /n/2024/05/17/Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_Scheduled_for_Two_Days_Ago_Was_Not_Canc.shtml

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