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Proton 11.0-2 Brings Support for AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, and Plain Sight

Proton 11.0-2 adds support for new games, including AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, Plain Sight, Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic), Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7, Tetrageddon Games, SMILE GAME BUILDER, Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions, and Otherworld Legends (战魂铭人).

NetworkManager 1.58.1 Improves Support for Private Connections and Fixes Bugs

NetworkManager 1.58.1 improves support for private connections, the ones that specify a user in the “connection.permissions” property, to use “ca-cert” or “system-ca-certs” rather than using the 802.1X “ca-path” and “phase2-ca-path” properties, which are no longer accepted.

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They Fought ‘Til the End

HE change of style of the local “Viking” (born here) might impact the looks or hairstyle of locals. I myself inadvertently imitated Haaland’s style, but I think I’ll stay with what I have. It’s not hard to manage.

I Never Claimed to be a Medical Doctor

think there are many people in society that are imposters and very well know they are imposters. So what bothers them most are critics and people who expose that they’re imposters, as those latter people represent a risk to them. Sometimes those are colleagues.

A “Pep” Deja Vu

he team without Bernardo, KDB, Rodri and others is still failing to deliver. It made a comeback against Atlético Madrid, then suffered a humiliating defeat to Arsenal. Both away from the local stadium.

Focusing More on GNU/Linux, as It Grows Fast This Summer

N the modest local market we buy almost everything. We pay with cash, we enjoy every moment of it unless it’s rainy, and we can return things if they’re faulty (provided we know the vendor and choose a reliable one based on reputation/pedigree/word of mouth).

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

HE term “s/n ratio” (shorthand for the above) is short, simple, and catchy. It implies we should strive for quality, not quantity, or at least for relevance.

10cc Still Active

‘ve just found this 15-year-old performance by 10cc. I particularly like how ~40 years later they still sound mostly the same (I assume they’re not smokers) and can play reasonably well, recreating their work from the mid-70s. The fact all of them are alive and mentally well (enough to go on stage) is a sign of good health and happiness.

Offline Birthdays

O tomorrow morning we leave for the day (or half-day) and enjoy the birthday, followed by a week of rest. We’re not getting younger, so we might as well make the most of life and making the most of it does not mean being online or wasting any moment in social control media garnering “likes” and digital greetings.

How Winning Happens

“He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.” — Sun Tzu

Kill Corrupt Megacorporations, Not Vegetarian Animals

T seems like Apple is the latest in GAFAM to openly admit a round of mass layoffs. It went too far, lost billion on a misguided project, and now people will have to go.

Enshittification is Not Inevitable, It’s a Choice

Enshittification as standards lowered.

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ESP32-S3 handhelds with 3.97-inch e-paper and optional LoRa/NFC

M5Stack’s new PaperMono and PaperMono-Lite are compact ESP32-S3-based e-paper development platforms built around a 3.97-inch grayscale touchscreen. Both models include Wi-Fi, microSD storage, an IMU, real-time clock, frontlight, microphone, buzzer, and an integrated 1150mAh battery, while the higher-end PaperMono adds LoRa and NFC connectivity.

K230 handheld couples AMOLED display with LoRa and keyboard

LILYGO has updated its T-Display K230 handheld, packaging its Kendryte K230-based development platform into a compact enclosure with a physical keyboard. The device combines dual-core 64-bit RISC-V processing with a 4.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen, LoRa, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, camera support, HDMI output, and an nRF52840 companion microcontroller.

EPIC SBC packs Ryzen AI X100 with dual 2.5GbE and triple M.2

IEI has detailed the NANO-X100, a compact EPIC single-board computer based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series. The 115 × 165mm board integrates 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, dual 2.5GbE networking, three M.2 expansion slots, four USB 3.2 ports, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, and multiple serial interfaces for embedded and industrial applications.