Apple’s M3 Silicon Surrenders to Linux: A Technical Milestone for Open Source
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If everybody at ICE protests showed up with masks and a gun would there be more or less violence?
Would protestors be safer? Thousands of masked people with guns. Chaos?
I can’t help but think that the only solution to ICE is a “well regulated militia” in combination with political reform, with both being necessary.
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Peaceful mass protests are the only way to stop this authoritarian takeover. If it gets violent the government will always have more firepower.
Trump and his cronies want the protests to become violent. They are hoping for an excuse to throw in jail or kill anyone they do not like. Do not do them that favor.
Nope, peaceful protests have never worked at any point in history, and you are sold that they do, because it serves the interest of those in power who do not want to be challenged.
Pacifism: How to Do The Enemy’s Job For Them
“As an ex-Indian civil servant, it always makes me shout with laughter to hear, for instance, Gandhi named as an example of the success of non-violence. As long as twenty years ago it was cyn…The Red Phoenix
Mozilla Slopaganda
Mozilla published a new State of Mozilla. It’s absolute slopaganda. A mess of trippy visuals and corpo-speak that’s been through the slop wringer too many times.
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TIL putting solar panels on land currently used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electric
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/62503515
Besides we can still use that same land for crops with agrivoltaics
Putting solar panels on land used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electric
The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to liquid biofuels. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?Hannah Ritchie (Our World in Data)
Yugopnik tweeting nazi shit
Some people don't believe me when I try to warn them about the content creator grift. I don't care, I'm coming for all of them if they start spouting shit like this to their audience. They have a responsibility towards their viewers.
Second time I see him tweet shit like this.
At this point he should just stop pretending he's any sort of leftist. His mental health will thank him.
archive link so he can't scrub it off the internet: archive.ph/XWZD6 (still loading as of posting but should be ready eventually)
Thumb-Key 5.1.1 Release
Release 5.1.1 · dessalines/thumb-key
What's Changed Fix crash when using ToggleCtrlMode/ToggleAltMode when not defined by @emallery in #1745 Add action to select current line by @jiquiame in #1752 Frappefluide: fix nbspaces for frenc...GitHub
China’s Four-Year Energy Spree Has Eclipsed Entire US Power Grid
A curated list of awesome FOSS games
I decided to write down a list of complete (no alpha/beta), playable (no proprietary dependencies), FOSS videogames.
I added all the games I could find online + all of the games that came to my memory.
Feel free to have a look to see if there's something you didn't know. And please suggest anything I missed, but please do not suggest pre-release or unfinished games.
Thank you!
GitHub - bruce965/awesome-foss-games: A curated list of awesome FOSS games.
A curated list of awesome FOSS games. Contribute to bruce965/awesome-foss-games development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
YouTube - OpenAI Showed Up At My Door. Here's Why They're Targeting People Like Me - More Perfect Union
I recognize YouTube isn't popular and tends to get down votes. I'm not sure how else to share this. I think what OpenAI (and others) are trying to do to further rig the system in their favor and screw us needs to be known. So hopefully the information in the video gets out and we all have time to act.
BLUF (bottom line up front): OpenAI and others are targeting watchdogs and critics through subpoenas. They're trying to silence critics and kill legistaltion so they can reshape government in their favor. They are trying to push back regulations on AI in many areas to allow them to continue the path they're on. Public pressure is mounting for AI regulation and shit is about to get real.
TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say
TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say
TikTok’s tech issues abound as censorship fears drive users to delete app.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
Oxford English Dictionary for KOReader? Does anyone have it?
I want to get the best possible dictionary for KOReader. Does anyone have the Oxford English Dictionary in a way that is usable by KOReader? Or does anyone know of a similar dictionary?
What about dictionaries in other languages? Any way to convert Kobo dictionaries to KOReader dictionaries?
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Mexican president says her country has paused oil shipments to Cuba
[very bad news]
from NPR National Public Radio
[USA]January 28, 2026 2:44 AM ET
By The Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday her government has at least temporarily stopped oil shipments to Cuba, but struck an ambiguous tone, saying the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States.Sheinbaum was responding to inquiries on whether the state oil company Pemex had cut off oil shipments to Cuba in the wake of mounting pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump that Mexico distance itself from the Cuban government, though U.S. officials have not publicly requested that Mexico stop the oil.
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Byt sajt för dina bilder under 2026 - Svenssons Nyheter
Byt sajt för dina bilder under 2026. De flesta förvarar eller säkerhetskopierar säkerligen sina bilder på iCloud, Google Photos/Google DriveAnders_S (Svenssons Nyheter)
TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover
TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover
Just days after Oracle and a group of investors took over TikTok’s US operations, many users have announced they are switching to UpScrolled, an alternative social platform that promises not to shadowban or censor content.Emma Roth (The Verge)
ceiphas
in reply to ekZepp • • •But their notebooks are massively overpriced design tokens with way too less RAM.
As if "kernel hackers" now flock to Apple products just to install asahi.
It's nice to see that Apple cannot block FOSS, but aside from that, you cannot buy m3 hardware from another supplier, so ... Meh...
Dariusmiles2123
in reply to ceiphas • • •Well for me it’s good news for when these devices won’t be supported by Apple anymore and they’ll become really cheap.
Although the fact that most of the parts aren’t replaceable is also a problem in that case..
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in reply to ceiphas • • •I just want macbook-level non-computing hardware (the case & hinges, screen, keyboard, mostly, but good speakers, mics & battery are a bonus too) & it's not that ez to find in laptops (if there even are comparable puters out there).
I don't need much computing power, 16GB RAM is plenty too, tho I wouldn't say no to a 15h battery.
It's just my use case - I want something built really good even if it has a Pentium in it (not that I'm comparing Ms to Pentiums) .
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And I also don't wanna spend 3+k monies for a laptop I'm about to use a few times a year.
Nothing else fits my case, I might try it for the lolz.
poopsmith
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in reply to poopsmith • • •Yes, the body on those is extra nice, but just not quite as good if you are attentive to such things.
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(Forgot to mention I also dislike wide-screens on laptops since I'm never gonna use it for videos.)
I def don't want a "low res" screen either (that close I can actually appreciate the additional sharpness), years (5?) ago I have bought a new (from a store) Chuwi laptop for a little over 200 monies with a higher resolution screen, metal body, and a mightily Celeron (I used it only to connect to my home lab so it's fine). \
Also the battery is ofc shitty & spicy after a few cycles. Weirdly ok-ish keyboard.
dohpaz42
in reply to ceiphas • • •This is good for when the hardware is purchased second hand, or has become obsolete in the future.
I have an iPad I’m still holding onto with the hopes that one day it’ll be Linux worthy.
So yeah, buying new Mac hardware for linux doesn’t make sense. But that’s not the only use case.
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in reply to ekZepp • • •For all the breathless enthusiasm from the author, I feel like he’s overselling a lot of the impacts:
... show moreCorporate purchases typically purchase new products either direct from the manufacturer or from the authorized resale channel. The M3 was introduced over two years ago and the only products I see Apple still selling with the M3 architecture are the Mac Studio (M3 Ultra) and iPad Air (M3). So any IT manager looking to procure a MacBook for an employee would need to find new old stock sti
For all the breathless enthusiasm from the author, I feel like he’s overselling a lot of the impacts:
Corporate purchases typically purchase new products either direct from the manufacturer or from the authorized resale channel. The M3 was introduced over two years ago and the only products I see Apple still selling with the M3 architecture are the Mac Studio (M3 Ultra) and iPad Air (M3). So any IT manager looking to procure a MacBook for an employee would need to find new old stock still in resale channel inventory or purchase a second-hand device, all for something that the article admits is still in an alpha stage of usefulness.
The progress the Asahi project is making on Apple Silicon is fantastic and important, but I think it will primarily benefit private individuals, not businesses. Perhaps in the future as the developers become more adept at reverse engineering hardware and if Apple makes fewer changes between generations then Linux could start supporting active Apple products, but it’s not there yet.
With Apple putting M-series chips in iPads and Linux gaining support for those chips, I’ll be very curious to see if we start seeing more Linux tablet support for iPads.
carrylex
in reply to ekZepp • • •I will probably never understand why people buy extremely expensive, locked down hardware and then forcibly open it up after 2 years.
How about stop shoving them money up their asses and buy a laptop from another manufacturer where you don't have to sell your soul to install Linux.
PCs/Laptops are not the console market where there are just like 2 options available.
As long as Apple makes money with this shit, this madness will NEVER stop.
Dariusmiles2123
in reply to carrylex • • •Well there is something kind of exciting about running Linux on Apple or Surface hardware once it gets really cheap and isn’t supported anymore.
Of course, if you buy it new, it’s different.
For me, it’s either I get Linux friendly new stuff or dirt cheap Apple/Surface hardware in second/third hand..
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in reply to ekZepp • • •This reads like LLM slop.
The linked Phoronix article (published yesterday) credits Michael Reeves, noopwafel, and Shiz and does not mention Alyssa Rosenzweig at all.
... show moreAgain, the Phoronix article (and its linked
This reads like LLM slop.
The linked Phoronix article (published yesterday) credits Michael Reeves, noopwafel, and Shiz and does not mention Alyssa Rosenzweig at all.
Again, the Phoronix article (and its linked Xwitter post) completely contradict this, saying instead the rendering is done with "LLVMpipe CPU-based software acceleration". The GPU is only involved in so far as is necessary to send data to the display.
This article is misinformation, which is against this community's rules.
Apple M3 Progress On Linux: Asahi Can Boot To KDE Desktop - But No GPU Acceleration Yet
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