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Radxa Linkr Brings Remote KVM Access and Tailscale Support to a Thumb-Sized Device

Radxa has unveiled the Linkr, a compact remote-control device for accessing computers, servers, and development boards through a web browser. The unit combines HDMI video capture with USB keyboard and mouse emulation, allowing users to view and operate a target system without connecting a dedicated monitor, keyboard, or mouse.

ELM11-Feather Debuts with Native Lua and Reconfigurable FPGA Hardware

First seen in March, Brisbane Silicon has now launched the ELM11-Feather to Crowd Supply. Priced at $39, the Feather-compatible development board combines native Lua support with the Arvore IDE and a configurable hardware architecture programmable in C, SystemVerilog, and VHDL.

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Snowflake Volunteer, an Android app to help people bypass censorship

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 22, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. There Are Still Many Debian Developers (Alternative to IBM)
    Some Debian Developers are on Microsoft's payroll
  2. Apple's Last Leader Died After He Had Been Sacked by Apple
    Cult-like worship leads to dictatorships, not redemption from dictatorships

    New

  3. Gemini Links 21/04/2026: Drinking, Gardening, and Politics
    Links for the day
  4. SLAPP Censorship - Part 53 Out of 200: The Lying Solicitor of Alex Graveley Left Brett Wilson LLP Only Days or Few Weeks After the Garrett Trial (Attended by Almost Their Entire Office/Team)
    They kept trying to get us to settle
  5. Financial Misery: The Failures of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to Regulate Have Cost Many Thousands of Brits Over 50 Million Dollars (Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded)
    There's plenty of revolving doors-like activity
  6. Sense of Panic at Microsoft, the Slop (for "Entertainment") in Windows is Backfiring
    We'll probably find out soon
  7. The Register MS Has Just Published Another SPAM 'Article' for Slop Grifters. It Says "AI" 33 Times!
    The Register MS is not a good publisher
  8. Microsoft Lunduke Never Liked Free Speech
    Microsoft Lunduke does not speak truth to power. He farts words to 4Chan "bros"
  9. "Linux" Sites That Knock Themselves Out by 'Pivoting' to LLM Slop
    People don't need like 100 "Linux" sites to follow, only a handful that they can truly trust
  10. The European Patent Office (EPO) Needs More Scrutiny, Contact Your Officials Tonight or Tomorrow
    The European Patent Office (EPO) or the European Patent Organisation (also EPO) are disgracing Europe and the European Union (EU)
  11. Slop in "AI" Clothing is Such a Miserable Failure That IBM is Allegedly Firing Entire Teams That Do Slop (the Media Didn't Report This; It Said the Opposite!)
    Gaslighting, lying media that engages in deceit will not outlast this bubble
  12. Huge Microsoft Layoffs Coming Shortly (With Financial Report)
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  13. The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part III - "Ethics" Explained by Unethical People, Lots of Buzzwords Included
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  14. Gemini Links 21/04/2026: Dystemia, Protocol Group Chat Gone Wrong, and More
    Links for the day
  15. Links 21/04/2026: Drunken Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for Reporting, California Accuses Amazon of Price-Fixing
    Links for the day
  16. EPO Cocainegate Escalates - Part III - Connected Families - The Cocaine User Luis Berenguer and António Campinos
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  17. FOSS Linux (fosslinux.com) Has Become a Slopfarm
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  18. Gemini Links 21/04/2026: NeoVim, GeminiMDB, and Another New Gemini Client (Called Titan II)
    Links for the day
  19. Links 21/04/2026: Internet Shutdowns, Bluesky Crippled by DDoS Attack
    Links for the day
  20. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  21. IRC Proceedings: Monday, April 20, 2026
    IRC logs for Monday, April 20, 2026
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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