schestowitz.com

This Tank Is Not for Drinking

But birds don’t care

Casualty of Dead Media: The Climate

Bad for the planet

BBC on Stockpiling for Emergencies

This has become more mainstream

When I Was a Young Lad (24 Years Ago)

It was simple at the start

Focusing on Bigger Tasks

Focus needs time, not bells

Working in Law Firms for (Almost) Minimum Wage

Seems wrong

Reform UK Can be Shut Down (as a Business), But UK Government Enforcement Needed

Seriously

Health Before Optics

Dishwashing liquid

Covering Abuse and Lawfare Twice Per Day

The public must know, the law needs to be reformed

Feels Like Autumn, Even Winter

Change of plans

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Mozilla Firefox 157 Is Now Available for Download with Brand-New Design

Highlights of Firefox 157 include the brand-new design that we previewed in Firefox Nightly back in July. The new theme is called Nova and promises to make the popular open-source web browser feel cleaner, faster, adaptable, and warmer, according to Mozilla.

Flatpak 1.18.4 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Fixes Security Issues

Coming only a week after Flatpak 1.18.3, the Flatpak 1.18.4 release is here to address several security vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-97024 to prevent privileged overwrite of arbitrary files with an empty file or a symlink to /run/host/monitor/resolv.conf when a malicious application is installed.

OpenShot 4.0.1 Video Editor Released with Timeline and Zoom Improvements

Coming almost a month after OpenShot 4.0, the OpenShot 4.0.1 release introduces official Snap support on Linux systems that use Ubuntu’s Snap package format via the Snap Store, and an updated Razor tool that now lets you preview the frame at a cut, snap to timeline targets, and remove unwanted footage while closing the gap.

Shotcut 26.9 Video Editor Improves the VA-API HEVC Hardware Encoder on Linux

Shotcut 26.9 is here almost two months after Shotcut 26.7 with new features like Automatic Ducking for audio, volume control, and an audio level meter/indicator for timeline track headers, and a new Adjustment Clip option in Timeline > Generate to create a dummy video clip to apply its filters to the composite of all video tracks below it.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 27th, 2026

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Budgie 10.10.3 Desktop Environment Introduces Free Placement of Desktop Icons

Coming more than six months after Budgie 10.10.2, the Budgie 10.10.3 release introduces the ability to place desktop icons wherever you want on the desktop, brings back the Keyboard Layout applet, adds the ability to choose the primary monitor, and improves the Labwc bridge integration to listen to budgie-daemon.

GNOME 50.5 Improves Multi-Monitor Support, HDR Support, and More

Coming one and a half months after GNOME 50.4, the GNOME 50.5 release improves the opening of windows created via the new-window action to appear on the correct workspace, improves keyboard navigation on the unlock dialog, improves switching of workspaces with direct scanout, and adds support for tracking magnifier mouse position without polling.

PeaZip 11.3 Archive Manager Improves ZPAQ Support, Adds New Themes

Coming two months after PeaZip 11.2, the PeaZip 11.3 release improves ZPAQ support with a new “Force typing password interactively” option, and a new option to automatically explore the output path with PeaZip after a task is completed, which also changes the behavior of internal drag-and-drop copy/move actions to explore the destination path.

LinuxGizmos.com

ESP32-S3 powers EWatch smartwatch with open drivers and DIY options

EWatch, developed by Ewan Wills, is a programmable ESP32-S3 smartwatch with a 1.69-inch color touchscreen, 350mAh battery, vibration feedback and USB-C connectivity. The platform is offered as a bare PCB, self-assembly kit or complete watch, following more than five years of development.

ESP-Mosaico centers dual-core RISC-V ESP32-S31 around a 2.16-inch square AMOLED

The Espressif ESP-Mosaico is an expandable smart-interaction development kit based on the ESP32-S31 microcontroller. The compact device integrates a 2.16-inch square touch display, audio hardware, motion and magnetic sensors, NAND storage, haptic feedback and dual expansion interfaces for HMI, edge voice and multimedia applications.