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Framework: a customized modular DIY-ready laptop for pros
It is not the first time that we witness an attempt to create a modular, customized DIY (Do-It-Yourself) laptop machine. But this one may be different.
The Framework Laptop offers a new user-customized, upgradable laptop with a DIY edition for developers and technical users.
Like the new Apple MacBook laptops and Microsoft Surface laptops, the Framework laptop is thin, lightweight with 13.5'' and offers high durability without sacrificing the performance, style, or build quality.
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It comes in two editions, the classical Framework Laptop edition which starts from $999, and the DIY edition (starts from $749) which you can buy the components and assembles your laptop at home.
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Flatpak 1.12.1 hits Debian 11 Backports, fixes bugs, and makes Steam run Windows games again. – BaronHK's Rants
Flatpak 1.12.1 has been pushed to Debian Backports for Debian 11.
Among the new features, Steam works again.
According to the release notes for Flatpak 1.12.0:
“The major changes in this series is the support for better control of sub-sandboxes, as used by the Steam Flatpak app to run Windows games under Proton.”
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The State of Robotics – September 2021
September news is charged with analysis and comment of what has been a month with important announcements for open source robotics. It has been a month to understand that, in a nascent and fragmented market, the actors have a deeper impact upon all the stakeholders. A flop won’t be just a flop, it could be the reason why someone won’t give a robot a chance.
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The Most Popular Gamepads with Linux Gamers in 2021
During the last survey we had the chance to ask about the favorites gamepads used for gaming. We decided to split the market between major brands and “others” as it would be impractical to cover all existing gamepads by brand and name that can work with USB, a specific wireless protocol, or Bluetooth.
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Axboe Achieves 8M IOPS Per-Core With Newest Linux Optimization Patches - Phoronix
It was just last week that Linux optimizations were leading to possible 6M IOPS per core and then at the start of this week new patches pushed Linux past 7M IOPS per-core with an ideal hardware configuration as well. In ending out the week, 8M IOPS has been reached!
Jens Axboe of Facebook who leads the Linux kernel's block subsystem and also well known for his development of IO_uring has been pushing the limits of Linux I/O performance. It was just last month he was excited over 3+ million IOPS per-core after upgrading to an AMD Ryzen 9 5950X desktop with Intel Optane Gen2 storage.
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Samsung, Red Hat to Work on Linux Drivers for Future Tech
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